10-03-2015, 11:08 PM
We ignore the really important news because it happens slowly, but we obsess over trivial news because it happens all day long. Expanding on my belief that everything is amazing and nobody is happy, here are 50 facts that show we're actually living through the greatest period in world history.
50 Reasons We're Living Through the Greatest Period in World History -- The Motley Fool
Net worth for households and non-profit groups increased by $694.8 billion from April through June, or 0.8 percent from the previous three months, to $85.7 trillion, the Federal Reserve said Friday from Washington in its financial accounts report, previously known as the flow of funds report.
Household Wealth in U.S. Rose in Second Quarter on Real Estate - Bloomberg Business
The UK, France and Germany have been accused of hypocrisy for lobbying behind the scenes to keep outmoded car tests for carbon emissions, but later publicly calling for a European investigation into Volkswagen’s rigging of car air pollution tests. Leaked documents seen by the Guardian show the three countries lobbied the European commission to keep loopholes in car tests that would increase real-world carbon dioxide emissions by 14% above those claimed.
UK, France, Germany lobbied to keep carbon emission loopholes in car tests - Business Insider
Over a decade ago, psychologists John Jost, Jack Glaser, Arie Kruglanski, and Frank Sulloway launched a far-reaching and in-depth analysis of politically conservative belief. Sweeping through the scientific literature, they sought to determine what psychological variables predicted conservatism. Their resulting meta-analysis consisted of 22,818 cases from twelve countries. What they found was intriguing, yet unsurprising. Conservatism was tied to a need for order, structure, and closure as well as intolerance of ambiguity. It negatively correlated with being open to new experiences... One trait in particular led the pack, however, and this one was somewhat surprising. That trait? Death anxiety. That's right. There was no stronger predictor of conservative political belief than a "persistent fear of one's own mortality."
What the Fear of Death Does to Your Beliefs | RealClearScience
As the AFP outlined in a report earlier this week, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has now been "painted into a corner" as she deals with a recession, inflation rising sharply, unemployment soaring, and corruption allegations to boot. In short, things are nightmare.