We have heard the saying money can’t buy happiness, and indeed there is plenty of evidence out there, both anecdotal and scientific, that suggests that simply having a ton of money, all by itself, ...

We used to have a very different understanding of what it means to live well. Credit...By Joanne Joo Supported by By Kwame Anthony Appiah Kwame Anthony Appiah is The New York Times Magazine’s Ethicist ...

For the seventh year running, the Finns have taken the top spot as the world’s happiest people. That’s according to the 2024 World Happiness Report, released March 20. Per usual, the remaining Nordic ...

Rational humans are supposed to maximise their utility while exercising choice between different options. The exercised choice, or the revealed preference, is sometimes taken as a proxy for measuring ...