Modern research techniques allow us to not only study the surface of Earth and the heavens above it but also what lies in its depths. Jules Verne wrote about an area alive with mystery and wonder over 146 years ago; modern science indicates that the center of the Earth is a young dynamo powered by the complex interplay of heat transfer, thermodynamics, and fluid mechanics. By accumulating data gathered by bouncing waves off the Earths core, a team of French researchers have put forth a new theory as to why one hemisphere of the core appears different from the other.
via Earths core has its own pole and its at the equator.
A survey by the CDC did a study of over 1.3 million people from all over the country and came to the conclusion that people in Louisiana, Hawaii and Florida are among happiest Americans.
Ranking No. 1 in happiness was Louisiana, home of Dixieland music and Cajun/Creole cooking.
Oswald urged a bit of caution in that ranking, however, noting that part of the happiness survey occurred before Hurricane Katrina struck the state, and part of it took place later. Nevertheless, he said, “We have no explicit reason to think there is a problem” with the ranking.
Rounding out the happy five were Hawaii, Florida, Tennessee and Arizona.
At the other end of the scale, last in happiness – is New York state.
[The Huffington Post]