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The study entitled “Does Size Matter in Australia?” uses newly available data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey to estimate the relationship between hourly wages and two aspects of body size: height and BMI.
It finds that taller people, particularly men, earn more money – with every five centimetres of height being worth about $950 per annum. [continue reading…]
Information designer Tom Wujec talks through three areas of the brain that help us understand words, images, feelings, connections. In this short talk from TEDU, he asks: How can we best engage our brains to help us better understand big ideas?
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Well-being is one of our most important needs, as individuals and as societies. But despite unprecedented economic prosperity we do not necessarily feel better individually or as communities.
The Happy Planet Index of human well-being and environmental impact takes a very different look at the wealth and poverty of nations. It is the first ever index to combine environmental impact with human well-being to measure the environmental efficiency with which country by country, people live long and happy lives. Visit The Happy Planet website
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The questions in the survey will ask you about where you live, your health, lifestyle, and how you feel about life. The answers you give are used to calculate your own personal score on the Happy Planet Index. How happy are you… and at what price to the environment?!
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The New Scientist reports on a study from University of G̦ttingen which suggests that women prefer men who can strut their stuff like John Travolta or Patrick Swayze Рas they are more likely to be strong and to produce healthy offspring. Link to continue reading
