@mibwright
On second thought, "well-being" is a rather freighted term, and I don't think science can actually tell us much about it. Is there more well-being in an active physical life, a more sedentary scholarly life, or something in between? Science can tell us simple facts like life expectancies, things about disease and probable pain and so on, but I don't think it can answer a question like this in terms of well-being per se. Fwiw... :)