In an age where billionaires and conspicuous consumption are increasingly on display, new Otago-led research shows a simple life really is a happier life.
Social Sciences
Aug 12, 2025
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Five millennia ago, wealth inequality—which had stayed roughly constant for thousands of years—exploded. It has stayed constant, albeit much higher, ever since.
Social Sciences
May 8, 2025
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The U.N.'s Human Development Index provides new explanations for the success of Europe's first mega settlements.
Archaeology
Nov 29, 2024
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Climate change is forcing people around the world to abandon their homes. In the Pacific Islands, rising sea levels are leaving communities facing tough decisions about relocation. Some are choosing to stay in high-risk areas.
Social Sciences
Jan 10, 2023
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Every year hundreds of millions of people around the world move to another country, with many of them seeking economic security for themselves and their families.
Social Sciences
Sep 14, 2022
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States are acting to decriminalize possession of most or all controlled substances, according to updated data released today by the Temple University Center for Public Health Law Research on LawAtlas.org that provide a high-level ...
Social Sciences
Sep 8, 2022
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The University of Otago-led study, published today in the New Zealand Medical Journal, involved 168 12-year-olds wearing automatic cameras for four days.
Social Sciences
Aug 5, 2022
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Seven states now have one or more pending bills that would decriminalize personal possession of all or most controlled substances, according to new legal data published to LawAtlas.org by the Center for Public Health Law ...
Political science
Apr 27, 2022
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New research from the UBC Sauder School of Business shows that people are 30 per cent more likely to donate their assets when faced with their own mortality.
Social Sciences
Jul 8, 2020
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Money can't buy you happiness, but it could motivate you to live a better life.
Social Sciences
Sep 3, 2019
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