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The surprising science of happiness - Nancy Etcoff

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Cognitive researcher Nancy Etcoff looks at happiness -- the ways we try to achieve and increase it, the way it's untethered to our real circumstances, and its surprising effect on our bodies.

According to Etcoff, what’s the relationship between income and happiness?

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