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We may be less happy, but our language isn't

We may be less happy, but our language isn't | Science News | Scoop.it

In contrast to traditional economic theory, which suggests people are inherently and rationally selfish, a wave of new social science and neuroscience data shows something quite different: that we are a pro-social storytelling species. As language emerged and evolved over the last million years, positive words, it seems, have been more widely and deeply engrained into our communications than negative ones.

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The Happiest (and Most Stressful) Days of 2011 Revealed | Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index | LiveScience

The Happiest (and Most Stressful) Days of 2011 Revealed | Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index | LiveScience | Science News | Scoop.it
2011 has seen its fair share of stressful events, but the year was no more stressful than 2010, according to Gallup.
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