In 2019 a startling article was published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers tracked brain changes in nine polar scientists after 14 months isolated at a remote station in Antarctica.

Health and medical professionals have come to view social connection as a fundamental human need akin to food and shelter. In fact, the U.S. Surgeon General highlighted social isolation as a major ...

Social contact can lift our mood but later leave us drained. A new study has tracked this full emotional sequence in everyday life. Researchers found that being around others boosts emotional energy ...

Spending too much time social networking appears to be a key driver in loneliness, but a new article suggests motivated uses of social networking sites for connecting with people and feeling ...

Physical distancing, not social distancing. Source: Evgeni Tcherkasski/Unsplash It’s April 15, and I haven’t done my taxes. This is not a libertarian, anti-government rant. Taxes are not due till July ...