the magic of a few good brains Your brain has about 200 billion neurons, linked by trillions of synapses which power thinking (and 'unthinking') processes at a rate equivalent to the combined computing power of at least 250 million PCs. In a recent 'brain simulation' experiment', taking 40 minutes to... read more →
Oct
25
Oct
06
we're here, there and everywhere On Sunday 13th October, Happy City will be speaking at the Sunday Assembly in the Hen and Chicken pub 120 North Street, Southville, Bristol BS3 1JF from 11-12 On Tuesday 15th October, Happy City will be talking to staff at the BBC about 'Free Happiness', why happiness is important... read more →
Jul
26
Happy City doesn't run the country, but if we did... There would be plenty of affordable food for everyone. More land would be made available for growing produce to feed our own people, and we’d give people the tools, knowledge and confidence to grow their own vegetables in their... read more →
Jun
25
but if it did... Everyone would be able to see and understand our constitution — and everyone would have a say in it. With a week and a half to go before the State of Happiness is officially launched, we are asking potential citizens — if you were running the country, what... read more →
Oct
16
Happy City's first stage appearance, 2010 Mike & Liz Zeidler gave the stage a fright on Halloween, as part of the Ignite Bristol series of events. Ignite Bristol involves talking fast while 20 slides whizz past behind your head at 15 second intervals, the tag line being 'Enlighten us, but make it quick'. ... read more →
Apr
29
How the headlines might look with a solutions focus. Here are some of the headlines we've re-written to get the emphasis into a solutions focus, showing how we can deal more positively with our challenges. How about 'Temporary Blue Badges to avoid Red Tape?’ instead of ‘Blue Badge Red Tape is Just Ridiculous’ in... read more →