An endangered species is a species of organisms facing a very high risk of extinction. The phrase is used vaguely in common parlance for any species fitting this description, but its use by conservation biologists typically refers to those designated Endangered in the IUCN Red List, where it is the second most severe conservation status for wild populations, following Critically Endangered.
I measure my happiness 2 ways. 1  Through a (random and irregular) process of self reflection.  2 Catching myself being happy and remembering the last time I caught myself being happy and trying to determine the time between them.
Statistician Nic Marks asks why we measure a nation's success by its productivity â instead of by the happiness and well-being of its people. He introduces the Happy Planet Index, which tracks national well-being against resource use (because a happy life doesn't have to cost the earth).tatistician Nic Marks asks why we measure a nation's success by its productivity â instead of by the happiness and well-being of its people. He introduces the Happy Planet Index, which tracks national well-being against resource use (because a happy life doesn't have to cost the earth).