http://bravenewfilms.org/topics/well-being 2008-10-20T18:47:47Z http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/51906-authors-google-nena-baker 2008-10-20T18:47:47Z AtGoogleTalks <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kAUC_rTJ-SU&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kAUC_rTJ-SU&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/51906-authors-google-nena-baker"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/62979" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Nena Baker visits Google's Mountain View, CA headquarters to discuss her book "The Body Toxic: How the Hazardous Chemistry of Everyday Things Threatens Our Health and Well-Being." This event took place on September 3, 2008, as part of the Authors@Google series.</p> <p>Nena Baker, the author of The Body Toxic, gets her blood tested and finds out she's positive for more than three dozen substances—including DDT (banned 36 years ago). This opens her investigation into our country's long history of better living through chemistry, and the price we're paying now. This is a chilling look at the questionable safety of nearly everything we store food in, drink from, wear, walk on, rest on and drive. Chemicals used to make everything from water-repellant jackets and flame retardants to unbreakable plastics used for food storage are building up in our bodies and the environment with possible far-reaching consequences.</p> <p>Nena Baker has been a working journalist for more than 20 years. She's a former staff writer for the Oregonian, United Press International and the Arizona Republic. She has also freelanced for a variety of publications, including SELF, Town & Country, Mademoiselle, and Seventeen.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/51906-authors-google-nena-baker">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/19708-americans-in-good-mental-shape 2008-11-21T02:46:50Z Gallup <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6Q5Bwen9-eU&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6Q5Bwen9-eU&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/19708-americans-in-good-mental-shape"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/19380" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>A majority of Americans say they are in excellent or good mental health. Men, Republicans, and those who are married are most likely to report they are in excellent mental health.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/19708-americans-in-good-mental-shape">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/16854-high-well-being-nations-react 2008-11-21T08:07:31Z Gallup <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2gRauKw4l-8&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2gRauKw4l-8&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/16854-high-well-being-nations-react"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/16585" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Representatives from Denmark and New Zealand weigh in on Gallup's well-being rankings.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/16854-high-well-being-nations-react">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/15380-why-well-being 2008-11-24T01:53:26Z Gallup <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yjdMsLXj67c&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yjdMsLXj67c&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/15380-why-well-being"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/15230" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Life satisfaction and happiness can play a significant role in predicting a country's future direction.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/15380-why-well-being">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/15034-happiness-the-economy 2008-11-24T01:56:41Z Gallup <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZgvheHMaPtI&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZgvheHMaPtI&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/15034-happiness-the-economy"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/14905" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>In part two of a series exploring well-being, Gallup shows the connection between happiness and economic growth.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/15034-happiness-the-economy">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/14891-well-being-defined 2008-11-24T01:57:18Z Gallup <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oGCKHX4Lr9o&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oGCKHX4Lr9o&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/14891-well-being-defined"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/14781" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Economists throughout the world are beginning to use happiness as an economic indicator. This week Gallup helps refine this approach.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/14891-well-being-defined">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/13310-the-new-economic-indicators 2008-11-24T02:13:45Z Gallup <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OtI-FDlrWf8&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OtI-FDlrWf8&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/13310-the-new-economic-indicators"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/13337" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>The Gallup World Poll showcases data which Alan Greenspan says might revolutionize economic forecasting.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/13310-the-new-economic-indicators">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/8296-global-health 2008-11-24T03:03:17Z Gallup <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Q9wQJ-LYz7o&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Q9wQJ-LYz7o&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/8296-global-health"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/7590" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Gallup examines how the world's citizens feel about their personal health.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/8296-global-health">Watch the video</a>