How to reduce loneliness: Meaningful activities can improve health, well-being
Free time is sometimes idealized, but research shows free time can sometimes be unhealthy by increasing loneliness.
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Joseph Shavit
Mar 13, 2022
Loneliness linked to memory decline, study says
Scientists report certain people who feel lonely over a sustained period of time may experience elevated decline in verbal memory skills.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 2, 2021
How virtual reality can combat isolation on Earth and in space
The loneliness epidemic could be alleviated by an unlikely marriage between space research and virtual reality (VR).
Joseph Shavit
Oct 3, 2021
Dutch supermarket chain opens ‘chat checkouts’ to combat loneliness among the elderly
Some 200 Jumbo supermarkets will be opening up registers where clients can stop for a chat rather than pay for their shopping.
Joseph Shavit
Mar 4, 2021
Study finds that personal rituals around everyday tasks ease loneliness
If you dunk a tea bag repeatedly into your mug or open a cream-filled cookie to lick the filling, you might find coping with pandemic easier
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