Pot, Selfies, and Facebook—Welcome to the New Individualism

After analyzing a new Pew survey, New York Times columnist Ross Douthat claims that we're in a new and deeper "age of individualism." In ...

Elephants Are Good at Comforting Others. Are We?

A story in the New York Times highlights a recent study, showing that elephants are adept at recognizing when another elephant is in emotional distress. ...

The Power of Community in an AA Group

Gordon MacDonald shares the following story about visiting a small group of men and women affiliated with Alcoholics Anonymous. MacDonald said that he ...

Spanish "Telling Rooms" Model True Community

The region of Castile in northern Spain has a unique and beautiful way to experience deep community. The countryside is littered with bodegas, handmade ...

Wounded Soldiers Find Community and Healing

A new program at Walter Reed Medical Center is trying to help wounded warriors recover from the incredible losses they've experienced in war. Battlefield ...

The Price of Our Social Disconnection

Over the last 50 years, while society has been growing more and more prosperous and individualistic, our social connections have been dissolving. Emily ...

Famous People Talk about Loneliness

Many people struggle with loneliness—from the rich and famous to the poor and unknown. Here's a list of some famous people who have been honest ...

Marketers Who Practice "Social Discrimination"

One of the fastest-growing online businesses is the business of spying on Internet users. Communications Professor Joseph Turow writes: "We're ...

Three Zoo Animals Live in Unity

As cubs, three of the world's top predators—a lion (Leo), a Bengal tiger (Shere Kahn), and an American black bear (Baloo)—had been owned ...

Research Shows that Loneliness Is Deadly

According to an article in Slate Magazine, "Increased loneliness has lead to the following serous health risks”:

• Studies of elderly people and social isolation concluded that those without adequate social interaction were twice as likely to die early.