Jon, an intern with National Geographic Television Standards and Practices, graduated from Middlebury College with a major in geography and a minor in Russian. He holds a strong interest in urban, economic, and political geography. Like most geography majors, Jon loves to stare listlessly at the world map on the wall of his room and hopes to visit as many places shown on it as possible before he dies.

What makes a person happy?  It’s a simple question, but a definite answer has eluded humanity since our hominid ancestors first developed the ability to feel emotions.  Now, thanks to the cartographic work of Adrian White, a psychology professor at Britain’s University of Leicester, we can explore ways that happiness might be related to geography.

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