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Happiness: Fact or fiction – Good or bad?
Happiness Today is the UN’s International Day of Happiness. Skandinavian countries, Switserland, Australia, Canada and the Netherlands are among the happiest countries in the world. Over the past year, the large majority (88%) of Dutch people were happy, i.e. they … Continue reading
Do pigs play with chains? Science versus society
Abstract Scientists object to the suggestion that pigs may be playing with toys like metal chains in their pen. In ordinary language, however, it is perfectly fine to use the word play for such animal-material interaction. Apparently, the word ‘play’ … Continue reading
Posted in Experts, Public, Science, Semantics
Tagged animal welfare, personal, Scientific reviewing
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