WHO: National Science Foundation
WHAT: Provided a $678,000 federal grant for the study of happiness by two University of Vermont applied mathematicians.
WHY IT’S AN OUTRAGE: Measuring “Gross Domestic Happiness” by studying a billion Tweets? That’s a real knee-slapper.
WHERE TO VENT: National Science Foundation Director Arden L. Bement, 703-292-8000 or [email protected].
