How Social Isolation Is Killing Us (Published 2016)

Research confirms our deepest intuition: Human connection lies at the heart of human well-being.

What is Causing Our Epidemic of Loneliness and How Can We Fix It?

Researchers share what Americans have to say about social disconnection and potential solutions

How we can solve loneliness in America

An expert in loneliness says the U.S. is in a new "social frontier." Here's how we can cope

Your Loneliness Was a Design Decision Made by Your Enemy

or: they want us isolated because it's easier to sell us shit

Solitude and Leadership - The American Scholar

If you want others to follow, learn to be alone with your thoughts

Loneliness epidemic

The concept of a "loneliness epidemic" relating to rising rates of social isolation was first described in the 2000s. Robert D. Putnam's 2000 study Bowling Alone was an early instance of describing loneliness as an epidemic, arguing that decreased participation in civic life and community groups was weakening social bonds in the United States.[5]

Home - Inspirit Foundation

We define pluralism as the energetic engagement with diversity, active seeking of understanding across lines of difference, and the nurturing of constructive dialogue that contributes to a deep sense of belonging. In a pluralist society, people of different beliefs and backgrounds can participate equally, coexist peacefully, and thrive together.

Researchers Confront an Epidemic of Loneliness (Published 2016)

Social isolation is linked to physical illness and to functional and cognitive decline. Programs to reach out to the elderly are growing, particularly in Britain.

This column will change your life: just sit down and think

'No wonder we don't dwell on what's inside: that would underline the loneliness of existence,' says Oliver Burkeman

We've Lost the Spaces That Foster Friendship

We keep offering individual fixes for loneliness while ignoring the disappearance of the spaces where adults once built real relationships.

The Illusion of Asymmetric Insight

The Misconception:  You celebrate diversity and respect others’ points of view. The Truth: You are driven to create and form groups and then believe others are wrong just because they are oth…

How being alone may be the key to rest

The results of the world’s largest survey on rest suggest that to feel truly rested, we need to get away from other people.

America has a loneliness epidemic. Here are 6 steps to address it

Lacking connection can increase the risk for premature death to levels comparable to smoking 15 cigarettes a day, according to a new advisory from the U.S. Surgeon General.

Diversity, equity and inclusion

I'm in favour of diversity, equity and inclusion in open source communities, and here's why I think it matters.

The empathy paradox

There’s an image of empathy we all know that is beautiful: the fullness of completely understanding someone else, the symbolic walk in shoes that are not one’s own. The knowledge that someone else can share a pain so acute that would otherwise seem unbearably solitary. It’s an image inherent to empathy’s definition, an image many believe in wholeheartedly. Several studies conducted by Stanford researchers alone suggest people are motivated to feel empathy, that empathy is highly associated with social desirability, that it is as beneficial as it is admired.