From group chats to video calls, technology should make social connection easier than ever. So, why is everyone so lonely?
We’re sharing a special episode from a brand new TED podcast, Corner Piece, where host Sabrina sets out to investigate the "loneliness epidemic" that is sweeping the globe and impacting her friends and cohosts. She interviews Professor Fay Bound-Alberti, author of "A Biography of Loneliness: The History of an Emotion" to understand what loneliness is, where it comes from, and whether there is a "cure". In the process, co-hosts Taha and Melissa challenge Sabrina to tackle her own loneliness through a sidequest that reveals just how hard connection can be in modern life.
Corner Piece is hosted by the creators of the YouTube channel, Answer in Progress, who start small on life’s biggest questions, and follow their curiosities about human connection down rabbit holes to help you, and themselves, understand the world around them a little bit better.
You can find more episodes of Corner Piece on your favorite podcast app or here: https://link.mgln.ai/5anHzr
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