Harvard University is running the longest study in human wellness - you can watch a TED talk on this study & other topics around positive psychology (very interesting topic) The 3 things that make us "happy" (the feeling of "happiness" is temporary caused by a hormonal reaction after a pleasant event eg laughing; trying to be "happy" all the time is a myth) - quality relationships with family & friends - connection with community - connection to things bigger than ourselves (eg religion, volunteering, helping a cause, philantropy etc)
Dana Durnford at Nuclear For Dummies underscores Fukushima has 4 fully blown out spent fuel pools and china syndromes and just had another massive quake resulting in another meltdown and the entire Pacific is already caput.