This is an extended version of a column I wrote for Helsingin Sanomat, Finland’s largest newspaper, making the case for banning social media for adolescents until we have better regulation.

Toimijuus on tärkeämpää kuin toivo. Siksi toivon sijasta pitäisi etsiä tapoja vahvistaa toimijuutta.

Developmental perspectives are crucial to harnessing the human potential for altruism. We synthesise and highlight recent research on the motivations underlying children’s (costly) prosocial behaviour. The order in which children develop intrinsic, extrinsic, and strategic motivations to benefit others has implications for efforts to positively impact young people’s lives.

Suomi julistettiin jälleen maailman onnellisimmaksi maaksi. Kysyimme tutkijoilta, onko todella näin.

In an era of democratic decline, happiness index provides a snapshot of how people are doing right now. The democracy index explains whether citizen happiness is in danger.

Politics focusing on economics has alienated the people. It is time for politicians to offer visions of what good life within the planetary boundaries means.

Kestävä hyvinvointi suomalaisen politiikan päämääränä auttaisi tekemään sekä talouspolitiikasta että ilmastopolitiikasta eteenpäin katsovaa eikä pelkkää torjuntataistelua.

Juhannuksesta alkaen Popeda on heittänyt kolmesta viiteen keikkaan viikossa. Seuraavaksi vuorossa on bändin koko 40-vuotisjuhlavuoden suurin tapaus, keikka Ratinan stadionilla Tampereella.

Research finds indigenous communities that are happier than any country in the world

For its eighth consecutive year, Finland topped the list of happiest countries in the world, according to an annual report published by the University of Oxford in partnership with Gallup and the U.N....

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How far are they willing to go to limit its harms?

I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.

The entire U.S. economy is being propped up by the promise of productivity gains that seem very far from materializing.

How a brief moment on the Fashion Week red carpet revealed the futility of existence and a way out

A White House official told NBC News that Trump plans to expand his review of museums beyond the Smithsonian, which is based in Washington, D.C.

Tutkija Frank Martela kertoo, missä työtehtävissä tekoäly auttaa parhaiten ja mitkä taidot tekevät edelleen ihmisistä korvaamattomia.

An epic analysis of 5,000 years of civilisation argues that a global collapse is coming unless inequality is vanquished

Introducing 4 steps to get from needy self-esteem to stable self-esteem

Pursuit of happiness can make us less happy. It is time to rethink how to approach happiness.

Trump, like totalitarian leaders before him, offers bitter, disconnected white men a sense of purpose and self-worth.

Työhyvinvoinnin parantaminen vaatii laaja-alaista yhteistyötä, korostaa joukko eturivin tutkijoita ja asiantuntijoita tuoreessa manifestissaan.

The U.N. has said Israel killed the workers. The video appears to contradict Israel’s version of events, which said the vehicles were “advancing suspiciously” without headlights or emergency signals.

In the post-truth era that the United States has entered, we need to remember that truth is and always was a product of cooperation.