An equation to predict happiness?
Researchers have built a mathematical equation that could predict happiness. According to their work, it does not only depend on the recent events of life, but also because they are better than expected.
Happiness is influenced by recent events and expectations. © Jason Hutchens, Flickr, cc by 2.0
The happiness is an elusive concept and also a matter for philosophers well as scientists. In general, we can say that it is influenced by life circumstances and characteristics of a population, as its wealth. But what influences happiness at some point? Researchers at the University College London wanted to better understand how the accumulation of positive or negative events could influence the feeling of being happy at any given time.
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In an article published in PNAS , scientists describe experiments they conducted on 26 people aged 20 to 40 years. In the protocol used, the participants had to choose between two options: one safe and the other risky (a game where one is as likely to win than to lose money). Regularly during the experiment, participants were asked whether they felt happy.
Researchers have built a mathematical equation that could predict happiness. According to their work, it does not only depend on the recent events of life, but also because they are better than expected.
Happiness is influenced by recent events and expectations. © Jason Hutchens, Flickr, cc by 2.0
The happiness is an elusive concept and also a matter for philosophers well as scientists. In general, we can say that it is influenced by life circumstances and characteristics of a population, as its wealth. But what influences happiness at some point? Researchers at the University College London wanted to better understand how the accumulation of positive or negative events could influence the feeling of being happy at any given time.
http://androidstars.newsvine.com/_news/2014/08/05/25184541-chasing-comets
http://androidgeek.ucoz.com/blog/the_screen_as_corrective_lens/2014-08-06-18
http://carmiell.blogspot.com/2014/08/stem-cells-after-graft-failure-nose.html
In an article published in PNAS , scientists describe experiments they conducted on 26 people aged 20 to 40 years. In the protocol used, the participants had to choose between two options: one safe and the other risky (a game where one is as likely to win than to lose money). Regularly during the experiment, participants were asked whether they felt happy.
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