Feelings of isolation, alienation, aloneness and loneliness are pervasive in the twenty-first century. Scientific studies suggest some possible linkage between feelings of chronic loneliness and heart ...

A study analyzing data from two polls of U.S. residents found that social ill-being is highest in younger adults and lowest ...

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In a world that is more connected than ever, a silent epidemic is taking its toll. Overall, 1 in 3 US adults report chronic loneliness — a condition so detrimental that it rivals smoking and obesity ...

With the recent debut of the dramatic TV miniseries The Alienist, based on the 1994 novel of the same name by Caleb Carr, I thought it might be interesting to trace some of the history and ...

Ukiyo-e (“Pictures of the Floating World”), a genre of Japanese art focusing on the portrayal of ukiyo (“The Floating World”), flourished from the 17th through the 19th century. During the Edo period ...