The Science of happiness

正A maverick Chinese psychologist and his U.S.colleague discuss how to make China happier In the introduction to his 2004 book The Geography of Thought:How Asians and Westerners Think Differently…and Why,U.S.social psychologist Richard E.Nisbett describes how a"brilliant young student"from China prompted him to switch his focus to cultural psychology with the statement:"you know,the     

Australia and Scotland: the Evolution of a Long‐Distance Relationship1

Scotland's impact across the world undoubtedly stretched to the Antipodes particularly, but not only, in the colonial era. Under the “canopy of Empire”, Australia and Scotland were linked by migration, trade, capital movements and by cultural ties. But these were all two‐way ties. They did not simply colour the “Australian civilisation”. Rather there was a vital and shifting reciprocation between Scotland and Australia. The relationship between them has mainly been determined by their different economic trajectories. Today financial and skilled human capital move each way between the two countries with heightened velocity and efficiency. These flows, along with continuing cultural connections, enmesh two fully developed modern economies.