The BBC would like you to think that watching TV makes you happy. It's launched a Telehappiness campaign to chart the nation's viewing habits, which, if nothing else, should let us see how many trillions of hours a year are wasted staring at sad East Londoners in a pub. Read More >>

Academic research into the levels of empathy displayed by students found that engineering and science specialists have lower levels of empathy than those studying other subjects. They are meaner and don't care who knows it. Read More >>