“Remembrance of things past is not necessarily the remembrance of things as they were.” –Marcel Proust, who famously described how the smell and taste of a madeleine flooded him with memory. Most of ...

It’s difficult to spell out exactly what social anxiety feels like to someone that hasn’t experienced it. Social anxiety is an oppressive, constant fear of judgment or embarrassment in social ...

A new Tel Aviv University study reveals an intriguing phenomenon for the first time: the anticipation of social interactions and the desire to cultivate strong friendships with people in our midst can ...

There were many fallouts from the COVID-19 pandemic, but one that is rarely discussed is its effect on diverse encounters and social mixing in our cities. Greater interaction between different groups ...

Researchers have identified the neural mechanisms in the brain that regulate both positive and negative impressions of a social encounter, as well as how an imbalance between the two could lead to ...

Imagine an asteroid striking Earth and wiping out most of the human population. Even if some lucky people survived the impact, Homo sapiens might still face extinction, because the social networks ...

Ex-lovers, outcasts and frenemies were easy to avoid during the pandemic. Now those awkward social encounters are back. By Bob Morris The party was for the unveiling of a 1910 Grosvenor Atterbury ...

Urban encounters encompass the spontaneous and planned interactions that occur in city landscapes, shaping the bonds that hold diverse communities together. These interactions range from fleeting ...

Patients with emergency department encounters are more likely to screen positive for social determinants of health (SDOH) needs, according to a research letter published online Dec. 19 in JAMA Network ...

In the study, participants were presented with images of unfamiliar individuals and asked to rate them based on various criteria. The surprising findings clearly showed that when the subjects were ...