Read This Story and Get Happier (What you learn in Yale’s popular course on happiness) – The Cut, May 28, 2018 In the face of an epidemic of unhappiness, Professor Santos decided to design a course in “positive psychology” that has become the most popular course at Yale. Some interesting insights: Many of our priorities around happiness are completely erroneous; our minds are very good…
MONTHLY BAROMETER – WELLNESS EDITION By Thierry Malleret, economist Air pollution is a key determinant of human wellbeing. New research conducted by the World Health Organization shows that air pollution inequality is rising. Levels of contamination (most notably PM10 and PM2.5 particulate matter) vary depending on governments’ financial resources and subsequent actions. Between 2010 and 2016, respectively, 61 percent and 57 percent of European and…
This recent article at Fast Company takes a look at the many ways that more fashion and beauty retailers—whether Anthropologie, Neiman Marcus, Urban Outfitters, Madewell, Nordstrom or Barney’s—are moving aggressively into the wellness space. “I wouldn’t call it a trend,” argues Karen Ballou, CEO of organic skincare brand, Immunocologie. “I don’t see us ever going back.” Read More
By Thierry Malleret, economist If it erupts, a trade war between the US and China would have a significant detrimental effect on the US wellness tourism industry (while benefitting other national wellness travel markets as a result, particularly in Europe—a key alternative destination). A back-of-the-envelope rough calculation demonstrates that for every one million Chinese tourists who disregard the US for another destination, the US economy…
A Stockholm University and Karolinska Institute survey of 38,000 adults shows that people getting five hours of sleep or less a night have a 65 percent higher mortality rate than those that consistently get 6–8. But that weekend sleep-in seems to cancel out the mortality risk: People who only got a few hours of sleep during the week, but then had a regular long weekend…
The GWI has just named Tonia Callender a Research Fellow. She brings deep research expertise to the Institute, having worked with nonprofit research institute SRI International and having consulted for a wide range of international clients. With a master’s degree in public policy from Harvard University, a law degree from the University of Virginia, and an undergraduate degree in economics from Yale University, Callender joins…
