Peter Dodds, University of Vermont (IMAGE) University of Vermont Caption Peter Dodds, an applied mathematician at the University of Vermont, led a team showing that the English language is biased toward being happy. Credit Joshua Brown, University of Vermont, 2011 Usage Restrictions with associated article and credit line License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.