Every day, despite what life demands from us as educators, friends, daughters, and partners, we find ways to exchange little clips, memes, and funny stories via social media. These are meaningful ...

Loneliness colors the life of Kenneth, a 38-year-old Black man who resides in the small town of Cranberry, New York. In this place — with a population of 15,000 and the slogan “Welcome, friend. You’re ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. Collectively, as a society, we have put enormous effort into making life easier ...

A team at Harvard studying the social behavior of mice found that the brain treats isolation and loneliness in much the same way it processes hunger or thirst. Within the hypothalamus, the brain’s hub ...

Your daily interactions with others aren’t just fleeting moments—they’re opportunities to enrich your life and cultivate a joy that lasts, one connection at a time. Quite often, romantic love is ...

Despite mounting evidence that social connection is vital to physical health, new BYU research shows most people, including doctors, still underestimate its importance. New BYU studies reveal that ...

On a typical day, you experience numerous fleeting exchanges with people you don’t know, often without a word: a quick smile of acknowledgement as someone holds the door, a moment of eye contact to ...

It’s widely recognized that the crises of loneliness, disconnection, and social fragmentation are touching nearly every aspect of our lives, from personal well-being to public health to democracy ...