They also found that happy people tend to read more and socialize more.

However, I’ve found that for the most part TV makes me unhappy, so perhaps they’ve got the cause and effect around the wrong way. And, if they don’t, it makes watching TV a dangerous exercise as one spirals deeper and deeper into their TV-induced depression.

I love watching a good show when I can find the time, but for the most part what shows on conventional free-to-air broadcast is enough to make you consider suicide, at least for a bit.

Thanks to Eurekalert!.

Now, an article in Molecular Psychiatry reports that in addition to health problems, psychological tendencies are revealing a basis in our genetic code, and this may enable scientists to make predictions about your personality based on a genetic test.

The researchers found strong and highly significant associations between known genetic variants and the five major dimensions of personality.

These were:

Although the effect sizes were small, it’s likely that once a greater number of targets are established for each of the personality dimensions, and indeed even more specific traits in future, it will become possible to create a detailed personality map of an individual simply by analyzing their DNA.

I just hope my future employers don’t look for my conscientiousness and agreeableness genes.