NUMBER CRUNCHERS POINT THE WAY TOWARDS HAPPINESS
March 1st, 2013
WHEN the authors of the US declaration of independence said that “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness” were goals of their nascent state, they knew what they were talking about. For what is the point of life and the freedom to direct it, if it does not generate happiness?Probably all political and religious creeds agree that happiness is a good idea, but there is far less agreement over what it actually entails. And there is even less agreement over how to achieve happiness, especially via government policy.But today, statisticians are trying to help ...
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