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Social Isolation Crushes Body, Brain, and Spirit
For two of his five years in a Vietnamese POW camp, Senator John McCain was locked in a tiny isolation cell, cut off from all human contact. He was beaten ...
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Humanity's History of 'Breaking Bread' Together
An issue of National Geographic explored how sharing food together has always been part of the human story. The article points to a cave near Tel Aviv ...
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Isolation Can Make Us Ill or Dead
Recent research studies show how much we crave community and friendship. A study of 3,000 women with breast cancer found that those with a large network ...
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Jerry Seinfeld on Making Friends
When you're in your thirties it's very hard to make a new friend. Whatever the group is that you've got now that's who you're going ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Heat Wave and Loneliness Lead to 739 Deaths
In July 1995 the city of Chicago experienced a heat wave that gripped the city for over a week. On July 13th, the heat peaked at 106 degrees. During the ...
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Laughter Shows We're Wired for Community
In his book, The Social Animal, David Brooks explores how humans are designed for community. In one section he describes the difference between our laughing ...
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Man Wants a Less Needy Robot 'Woman'
In her book Alone Together, MIT professor Sherry Turkle claims that the emergence of "sociable robots" has already started to change our attitudes ...
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Mentor Helps Skydiver Break World Record
On October 14, 2012, the Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner broke two world records that had stood for over fifty years. He smashed the previous world ...
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