Insights

Insights

Plain-language writing on wellbeing, evidence and the communities closest to the work.

• Where people take their worries now

  What new surveys say about AI, health and wellbeing, and the questions they leave open

  About one in three US adults used AI for health information in the past year. Here is what new surveys tell us, and what they do not.

• Global Wellbeing Map

  An interactive prototype, built on open data

  Explore how countries compare on happiness, life expectancy and suicide rate, using data from the World Happiness Report, the UN and the World Health Organization. A work in progress.

• One question, asked to the whole world

  What international surveys say about wellbeing, and the people they never reach

  Where does the world say wellbeing lives? Two big surveys, 11 countries, and the people neither one reaches.

• Your wellness program may not be doing what you hope

  What research involving more than 46,000 workers suggests trying instead

  A study of 46,336 workers and two randomized trials suggest many common wellness programs deliver less than hoped. Here is what the research suggests trying instead.

• "Evidence-based" is a big claim. Here are four questions to test it

  A plain-language guide for anyone who funds, runs or joins a health or wellbeing program

  'Evidence-based' can mean very different things. Here are four plain questions, built on a published evidence framework, that help you see what a claim really rests on.