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Beyond GDP? Plus: thermal well-being and LLM stress metrics
From Beyond GDP debates to Shenzhen wetland heat perception and LLM-derived daily stress scores, this episode asks when wellbeing metrics become fit for policy, care, and design.
Covers 2026-10-15 to 2026-10-22; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers.
What counts as progress, and who gets counted? Explore the tools, tradeoffs, and evidence behind wellbeing metrics, from GDP alternatives and resilience indicators to mental health, aging, climate, and care.
Episode covers 2026-10-15 – 2026-10-22.
Top papers
Respectful Maternity Care Measurement: Two Indices
A Review of Beyond GDP: History…
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