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The Dangers of Social Isolation
Wired: You say you want to be alone? Think again. Researchers have found that older people with fewer human contacts are more likely to die—even if they’re happy in their solitude—than are people with richer
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Your Phone vs. Your Heart
The New York Times: CAN you remember the last time you were in a public space in America and didn’t notice that half the people around you were bent over a digital screen, thumbing a
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Maybe Isolation, Not Loneliness, Shortens Life
NPR: Loneliness hurts, but social isolation can kill you. That’s the conclusion of a study of more than 6,500 people in the U.K. The study, by a team at University College London, comes after decades
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Paul Eastwick
The University of Texas at Austin www.pauleastwick.com What does your research focus on? Broadly speaking, my research investigates how people initiate romantic relationships and how they remain committed and attached to their partners. At this
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Michael W. Kraus
Michael W. Kraus University of Illinois at Urbana—Champaign www.krauslab.com What does your research focus on? I study a wide variety of topics that can be organized into a few specific themes. One major area of
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Elizabeth Page-Gould
University of Toronto Scarborough Professional Website: http://page-gould.com Lab Website: http://embodiedsocialcognition.com What does your research focus on? Generally, I research how social interactions with other people — both friends and strangers — affect our understanding of
