BBC Focus 2018 Volume 02 Collection Series: The Science of Happiness

Immediate Media Co Bristol Ltd. — 100 p. — ISSN: 0966-4270.From the makers of BBC Focus comes the latest in the Collection Series – The Science of Happiness.
Inside this special edition, experts explain the strong link between lifestyle and mood: how cities affect mental health, how bacteria changes our emotions, why some pain is a good thing and how social media could be making us miserable.
They also reveal what research shows about how to be happy, from what to spend your money on in your quest for happiness to how to beat the winter blues, de-stress your life and ‘hygge’ your home.
PLUS: Discover the happiest people and places on the planet and much more!Regular columns include:
Agenda (an overview of events in science over the past month)
Eye Opener (unusual photos united by a common theme)
Q&A (detailed answers to readers' questions)
The Guide - book, TV, and Internet reviews
Last Word - Robert Matthews' concluding remarks: an essay on one of today's controversial subjects
The World's Greatest Mysteries, an objective and comprehensive analysis of one or another "mystery of the century"The science of happiness
Meet the happiest people on the planet
The happiest places on the planet
Are cities bad for our mental health?
How bacteria change your mood
Why pain makes you happier
Do social networks make us antisocial?
How to be happy
How to buy happiness
How to beat the winter blues
Stress-proof your life
Tune in to treatment FM
How to ‘hygge’ your home
Psychedelic healing
Change your mind
Therapy on tap
Time for a tech detox