Peter Dodds and Chris Danforth, University of Vermont (IMAGE)

University of Vermont

Peter Dodds and Chris Danforth, University of Vermont

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University of Vermont scientists Peter Dodds and Chris Danforth led a new Big Data study, published in PNAS, that confirms the 1969 Pollyanna Hypothesis that there is a universal human tendency to "look on and talk about the bright side of life."

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Joshua Brown, UVM

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