Apr 9, 2020 | Politics & Society, Science & Technology
By Vanessa Burholt There’s a distinction between social isolation and loneliness, writes professor of gerontology Vanessa Burholt. The key is to create intergenerational connections during this time of physical isolation. Robust evidence shows that loneliness...
Sep 19, 2018 | Politics & Society
By Daniel P. Aldrich Natural disasters are becoming more common due to climate change, and it could be social networks that save lives when they do. Soon after my family moved to New Orleans in the summer of 2005, we heard Mayor Ray Nagin’s first warnings about...