Topic: Happiness
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Maps
The Happiest Cities in America, According to 10 Million Tweets
People in Napa, California, sure are satisfied. And the saddest places all swear too much.
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Maps
A Map of New York City's Moods
The Financial District is one of the angriest places in Manhattan, according to software that measures emotion.
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Urban Wonk
Do Cities Really Makes Us Happier?
We need places that foster positive human interaction, but they don't have to be urban.
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Why College Towns Are Happy Towns
According to new data from Gallup, university towns are the happiest metro areas in the country.
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Urban Wonk
Why the Places We Live Make Us Happy
The strange factors that impact whether we're content where we live.
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An Emoticon That Measures a City's Happiness
Interactive art installation calibrates the mood of Lindau, Germany
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How Happy Is Seattle?
The "Happiness Initiative" aims to measure well-being in cities across the country
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The Great Urban-Rural Happiness Debate
Some numbers say small-town folk are happier than city folk, but the true story is much more complicated
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Charts
Greater Competitiveness Does Not Have to Mean Greater Inequality
Turns out the U.S. is an outlier when it comes to creative paths to prosperity
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Democracy in America
How Happy Are You With Your City? Somerville Finds Out
Boston suburb asks its citizens to rate their happiness
