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Recent research shows that chasing money and high-end goods can lead people to demand more from their loved-ones.
Science is essential for human flourishing. So why does so much science communication paint a bleak, nihilist picture of the world?
For many, the pandemic switched the focus away from financial gain.
The experience of a colour can be profound, but it doesn’t really exist other than in our minds.
‘Walden,’ published in 1854, is a manual for solitude with a purpose.
Douglas Adams claimed the answer was 42. But there are other interpretations.
Materialism has an ugly face but it is here to stay. Rather than focusing efforts to diminish it we should utilise materialism to benefit wider society.
Speaking with: Emrys Westacott on the virtue of frugal living
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William Isdale speaks with Emrys Westacott about how living simply can bring happiness in an increasingly complex world.
If survey data are to be trusted, there’s a surprisingly weak relationship between money and happiness. As national incomes rise, happiness does not increase. Consider this: happiness in the United States…
The link between materialistic behaviour and stress may be stronger than originally though, according to new research led…
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