Sunday, April 1, 2012

HISTORY BEHIND APRIL FOOL

everyone knows april 1st is april fool's day...
but how april first became the fools  day..
there is an history behind this..
know it by watching this video
HISTORY OF APRIL FOOL

its an variety story,that we never expect

STUMBLING ON HAPPINESS WON ROYAL SOCIETY PRIZE

STUMBLING ON HAPPINESS
AUTHOR:DANIEL GILBERT
STUMBLING ON HAPPINESS grabbed the Royal Society Prize for Science Books, this year.and the most awaited book is finally out . This amazing book from Daniel Gilbert  won £10,000 award. Among six nominations, this books was the most outstanding one and this lead to reach the no:1 position. Each of the runner up received £1,000 at the Society’s headquarters. Professor Colin Pillinger,one among the judging team concluded that all the nominated books were excellent and for them judging the winnner was an extremely difficult task. He also included that Daniel Gilbert’s voice provides a witty companion throughout this exploration of the science behind the pursuit of happiness. in STUMBLING OM HAPPINESS,the author uses a very cognitive science,psychology,and also a positive attitude to provide deap and intriguing insights into human nature, helping us to understand why we make the decisions we do.upon recieving the price  Gilbert said, “I’m absolutely delighted to receive this tremendous honour from the world’s oldest learned society. There are very few countries (including my native country ;united states) where a somewhat cheeky book about happiness could win a science prize – but the British invented intellectual humour and have always understood that enlightenment and entertainment are natural friends. So God bless the empire!”
reference BBC