Unhappy News for Americans: The United States Is No Longer Among the World’s Happiest Countries
In the newly released 2024 World Happiness Report, the U.S. dropped out of the top 20 on the list for the first time in the report’s 12-year history. In the US, happiness or subjective wellbeing has decreased in all age groups, but especially for young adults. Finland ranked No. 1 on the overall list of the world’s happiest countries for the seventh year in a row.
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Global E-Waste Forecast
a new UN report finds that in 2022, humanity churned out 137 billion pounds of e-waste. That also represents about $62 billion worth of recoverable materials, like iron, copper, and gold. In the first pie chart below, you can see the significant amount of metals we could be saving.
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Finnish Happiness Among Young People
Gallup released the 2024 World Happiness Report and it turns out young people in the United States and Western Europe are becoming less satisfied with their lives. The report surveyed more than 100,000 people in 143 countries who were asked to rate their lives on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the best possible life. Since the mid-2000s, Gallup found that happiness levels have fallen steeply among those aged 15-24 in the US. In Western Europe saw a more gradual decline.
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World Happiness Report: The Top 10 Happiest Countries in the World
The new World Happiness Report shows that the top 10 happiest countries in the world remain largely unchanged compared to the 2023 report The United States has fallen eight spots. For the young, the happiness drop was about three-quarters of a point, and greater for females than males. In the whole of the top twenty only the Netherlands and Australia have populations over 30 million, according to the report.
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Swimming World Launches New Audio, Video, and Sharing Features
Swimming World’s new audio, video, and sharing features are available to all paid subscribers to the outlet’s digital publication. The new platform features an array of advanced interactive features that make it easier than ever for readers to engage with Swimming World's content. In the coming months, Swimming World plans to introduce additional tools to its digital experience and audio/video capabilities that will further arm subscribers with the ability to navigate Swimming World consumption towards their preferences.
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World Frog Day
World Frog Day is a day dedicated to celebrating frog species across the globe. Frogs, belonging to the order Anura, are amphibians characterized by their long hind legs, smooth or warty skin, and their unique life cycle that typically involves metamorphosis from a larval stage to an adult form. Their global distribution highlights their ecological importance and the need for concerted conservation efforts.
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Finland Tops the World Happiness Report
Finland has landed the top spot on the World Happiness Report's annual ranking of the happiest countries in the world. Countries are ranked according to self-assessed life evaluations and answers to the Cantril ladder question which asks respondents to think of a ladder with the best possible life for them being a 10. of the top ten countries, only the Netherlands and Australia have populations over 15 million.
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World Happiness Report - The World's Happiest Country
ADVERTISEMENT Finland has been crowned the world’s happiest country for a seventh successive year in the newly-released World Happiness Report. For the first time, the report has offered empirical data based on age, showing a worrying divergence in how happy young people are globally compared to older generations. This year’s report did, however, highlight a growing disparity in well-being between ages depending on their geographical location.
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Kuli Kuli: The Battle of the Supergreens
In the Battle of the Supergreens, however, moringa (or “super kale”) is a formidable opponent! Lisa Curtis was introduced to the profound healing and energizing powers of superfoods. From Peace Corps to grocery store, Lisa is aligning mission and product to revolutionize the superfood industry. What “better for the world” means for communities, packaging.
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The CHIPS Act and the Future of the Chip Industry
despite their unparalleled importance, America has allowed its control over semiconductor production to slip away. The COVID-19 pandemic was a wake-up call that laid bare exactly how much of this critical supply chain we had ceded to other countries. We now find ourselves at the mercy of the most fragile global supply chain in the world.
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