Sleep-Deprived People May Infect You With Loneliness
Not getting enough or the right kind of sleep is notoriously bad for physical health. But a new study out of the…
Gifts for Your Soon-to-Be Ex
As you sit around the fire, your arm lifelessly draped around the person you know you don’t want to spend the rest of…
Where Is the Farthest Place You Can Be That's Away from Everyone Else?
My life now has a purpose. I’ve discovered what I have to do before I die. From now on, every decision I make will be…
Chilling Ad Underscores the Insanity of Caregiving Robots
To address the burgeoning “loneliness epidemic” and the demands of an aging population, some think that we should…
Short film: Loneliness is the most common illness
366 Days—an award-winning animation short film written and directed by Johannes Friedrich Schiehsl—tells the story of a…
An extreme case of how some people use social media to get attention
Remember Me is a typical boy-cheats-on-girl story that turns into a surprising tale of someone so narcissistic that…
Tech Workers, Walking, Loneliness: What's Ruining Our Cities This Week
Those damn dot-commers are still mucking up San Fran, parents are passing along their dangerous pedestrian ways to the…
How Technology Has Innovated Loneliness
It's simple, as the world has gotten easier because technology has gotten better since touch screens have gotten…
Why Being Alone Is Hazardous to Your Health
It’s been well established that social isolation is a serious health risk, particularly for seniors. A 2010 study…
Television is Your New Best Friend
A lonely child might invent an imaginary friend, but for adults, reprieve from loneliness comes from a less creative…
Robotic Plant That Nods When You Talk Makes Me Want to Cry
Oh, my, this is a sad robot. It's a robotic plant, and all it does is nod at you when you talk to it. Apparently…