Episode 2: Isolation, Loneliness, and the Importance of Touch
In this episode, we’ll be talking about the distinctions between being alone and being lonely, and what that means for us today.
Links:
The Power of Touch, article in the New Yorker By Maria Konnikova
https://www.newyorker.com/science/maria-konnikova/power-touch
A Biography of Loneliness, a book about the history of the emotion, by Faye Bound Alberti
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50931313-a-biography-of-loneliness
Hugs and Kisses: the health impact of affective touch by Maria Cohut
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/323143
Romeo Club: Retired Old Men Eating Out
https://romeoclub.com
Robin Dunbar for the New York Times: You’ve Got to Have (150) Friends
https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/26/opinion/26dunbar.html
Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection by John T. Cacioppo, William Patrick
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2753527-loneliness
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