Economist @McGillU, working to understand what subjective well-being can teach us about society, communities & sustainability. Former physicist. Climate hawk.
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C Barrington-Leigh retweeted
🌍 The Call for Submissions is NOW OPEN for the ISQOLS 2027 Annual Conference! 🇬🇷
📍 Athens, Greece | 23–27 August 2027
📝 Papers & Posters
🌐 Special Sessions
🎓 Pre-Conference Workshops
Submit your proposal: isqols.org/2027
#ISQOLS2027 #QualityOfLife
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🎧 Does money buy happiness? 💰
On ISQOLS' Quality-of-Life Matters podcast, Dr. Lucía Macchia explores income, unemployment, financial satisfaction & why well-being goes beyond GDP.
🎙️ Hosted by Lina Martínez
▶️ youtu.be/7M0w47NpY9Q
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🌍 Beyond GDP: Are we measuring what truly matters? In ISQOLS's 30th Anniversary Special Edition, researchers, including the late Ruut Veenhoven, explore why subjective well-being should be central to measuring human progress.
📖 link.springer.com/article/10…
@SpringerSocSci
🤖 Made with AI
C Barrington-Leigh retweeted
📍 City of the Day: Dakar, Senegal (pop. 3.2M)
SNDi: 2.03 — Well-connected.
Dakar's street grid is anchored by its pre-1975 core — that era alone is 63% of today's network and scores a well-connected 2.00 on its own. Disconnectedness climbed until 1976-1990, before easing off, leaving today's score at 2.03. More connected than 89% of cities we track.
Link in bio.
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🌍 Applications OPEN for the 2027 ISQOLS Valerie Møller Fellowship!
🎓 Early-career researchers in developing countries: Apply for travel support to Athens 2027, free registration, membership & mentorship!
📅 Deadline: Nov 15, 2026
🔗 isqols.org/VMFellow
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Rare red sprites captured above a village in Corsica during thunderstorms near Spain
Photographer Florian Riou captured this rare phenomenon, in which red flashes appear high above thunderstorms and last only a few milliseconds
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🎓 Applications OPEN for the 2027 ISQOLS Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship!
💰 $5,000 stipend
🌍 Free 2027 conference registration
🤝 1-year ISQOLS membership
Research in happiness, well-being & quality of life.
⏰ Deadline: Nov 15
🔗 isqols.org/Fellowship
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📍 City of the Day: Seattle, United States (pop. 1.9M)
SNDi: 4.03 — Sprawly.
Seattle's street grid is anchored by its pre-1975 core — that era alone is 72% of today's network and scores a moderately connected 3.27 on its own. Development since 1975 has been less connected than the older streets, pushing today's score to 4.03. More disconnected than 74% of cities we track.
Link in bio.
C Barrington-Leigh retweeted
How fast is AI's research taste improving?
We find that the experimental research taste of frontier models has doubled every ~3 months since December 2025. The best model, Opus 5.5, now exceeds our expert human baseline. Our human experts are experienced researchers, but most haven’t worked at a frontier lab.
Why measure research taste? In the AI Futures Model, it largely determines how quickly artificial superintelligence is reached once coding is fully automated.
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🏆 Congratulations to John F. Helliwell, recipient of the 2026 ISQOLS Distinguished Quality-of-Life Researcher Award!
Celebrating his extraordinary contributions to quality-of-life, happiness & well-being research worldwide.
🎥 Watch his award speech:
youtu.be/YgNmQ7nFFSw
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Daniel Ellsberg, 2014, on AI — from his previously unpublished notebooks:
"We do not need an explosion of intelligence or technology at the service of humans as we are. Such intelligence will almost surely be put to work creating better weapons and surveillance, increasing power and control, and supporting victory in war.
"Already, we have too much intelligence in the service of too little compassion and concern for others. What is needed: an exponential increase of wisdom."
Now in "Truth and Consequence: Reflections on Catastrophe, Civil Resistance, and Hope": ellsberg.net/truth-and-conse…
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Applications for CIFAR’s Global Scholars program are now open!
We’re partnering with @BritishAcademy_ to fund up to two Global Scholars in social sciences and humanities, based in the U.K.
🔗 Learn more and apply today: cifar.ca/next-generation/glo…
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🧠 Can we create a shared language for positive mental health while preserving cultural differences?
Join ISQOLS and Dr. Matthew Iasiello to explore conceptual clarity, inclusivity & innovation in well-being research. isqols.org/event-6806031
📅 Sept 10 | 10 AM EDT / 16:00 CET
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📣 Applications are open for the CIFAR Global Scholars program!
Develop and lead highly interdisciplinary research, expand your network and gain valuable leadership training.
🔗 Learn more and apply by November 4: cifar.ca/next-generation/glo…
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“Don’t get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life”
Image: instagram.com/aviatepress
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🎙️ New podcast! Why do relationships, belonging & social connection matter so much for our well-being?
Roger Fernandez-Urbano talks with former ISQOLS President Rhonda Phillips about what helps communities flourish.
🎧 youtu.be/1duhq473LGI
#ISQOLS #Wellbeing
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In AI 2027, we predicted that AI would take over the world or irreversibly concentrate power.
In AI 2040: Plan A, we've laid out our positive vision for what should happen instead.
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🤔Thinking of submitting a chapter proposal for World Happiness Report 2027?
World Happiness Report offers a unique chance for wellbeing experts to come together over an important topic each year.
Don’t just take our word for it, swipe to hear from previous authors.👇
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