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Meik Wiking
Mar 18, 20222 min read
World Happiness Report 2022: 10th edition sees increased focus on happiness
The 2022 edition of the World Happiness Report marks it’s 10th anniversary. This latest edition of the report reflects the last decade of...
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Meik Wiking
Jun 25, 20213 min read
The future of wellbeing in an aging society
As life expectancy increases, the conditions which decrease the number of good life years of the older population today will become even...
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Meik Wiking
Jun 23, 20213 min read
Can we afford to be unhappy?
Unhappiness increases healthcare costs and public expenditures and restricts one's ability to work. Aging increases the likelihood of...
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Meik Wiking
Jun 17, 20214 min read
New evidence: The flip side of social connection
Our recent study has shown that loneliness is the most detrimental life condition. We can barely live without each other, however sharing...
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Meik Wiking
Jun 14, 20214 min read
New study: Loneliness is the greatest threat to wellbeing in Europe
Every year, European adults lose 11.4 million good years of life to loneliness. This makes loneliness more detrimental to human happiness...
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Meik Wiking
Mar 20, 20214 min read
The State of World Happiness in 2020: mixed emotions
2020 has been a year of heightened negative emotion, yet this year’s World Happiness Report shows that overall wellbeing has remained...
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Meik Wiking
Mar 20, 20204 min read
A happiness report overshadowed by COVID
Today, the World Happiness Report 2020 was published on March 20th, which is the International Day of Happiness.
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Meik Wiking
Jan 9, 20201 min read
Why are Scandinavians so happy?
The Happiness Research Institute is featured in a mini-documentary on happiness made by CNBC Make It.
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Meik Wiking
Nov 11, 20194 min read
Hunting Happiness in Denmark
The Happiness Research Institute was paid a visit from the host of Spanish television show El cazador de cerebros, Pere Estupinyà
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Meik Wiking
Jun 27, 20192 min read
In celebration of Happy Homes
Compelled by the belief that our homes shape our lives, we undertook a major pan-European study to find out what makes a Happy Home?
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Meik Wiking
May 15, 20193 min read
Creating Happy Cities
Is a “Smart City” also a “Happy City”? Our senior analyst Anne explored this at the Smart Inspiration Day conference in Liege.
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