Despite pressure for students to choose STEM over the humanities, classes in literature, art and history can provide students with vital life skills and help combat the current epidemic of loneliness.
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More than 70% of Australians aged 65 and older use social media to some degree. Improving digital literacy and online safety will help them benefit from it even more.
Retirement is not just an event, it’s a process of transition that can have a huge impact psychologically, not just professionally.
In our interviews with older people over the past 15 years, some have described the phenomenon of ‘tiredness of life’ in a matter-of-fact way – as though they are talking about the weather.
The price we pay for loneliness is high. We need to change the conversation and foster meaningful connections.
As AI ‘companions’ permeate our most intimate spheres, we risk diminishing our own human essence by falsely attributing human qualities to them.
A growing number of people (mostly men) find AI relationship apps addictive and alluring. So what are the likely effects of this technology on us as human beings?
A decade of data shows Australian men appear to focus their emotional energies primarily on their nuclear families and partners.
A new study from China suggests that loneliness may not be the cause of disease, as previous studies have suggested.
There is an epidemic of isolation gripping the United States, health experts say, with the resulting loneliness disproportionately impacting men and leading to concrete health issues.
Even OpenAI is worried about people developing intimate relationships with the new human-like version of its language model-cum-chatbot. But it should have known the risks.
We found physical isolation, represented by the number of lockdown days, did not significantly affect loneliness.
One in four Australians report feeling lonely. As more people grapple with a cost-of-living crisis, a key driver of loneliness is financial hardship.
An expert on mental health and social media explains why Taylor Swift’s latest album resonates with her.
Social relationships are a key source of happiness but most people won’t reach out to an old friend.
Loneliness is an enduring theme across art, music and literature. What makes us lonely, and how can we address it as a society?
Loneliness comes in many forms and can strike at any time and at any age.
Julian Assange spent years in some form of isolation. Just how damaging can that be for your mental and physical health?
Here are six examples (among many) in which De Niro’s roles embody a sense of isolation, both visually and thematically.
AI chatbots offer unconditional support, but this could lead users to develop an inflated self image – and impede their chances of positive social interactions with real people.
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Associate Professor, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Assistant Professor in Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University
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Senior Research Fellow, Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney
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Professor Applied Social and Policy Research; Director, Centre for Loneliness Studies, Sheffield Hallam University
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Professor, Academy of Geography, Sociology and International Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University
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Professor of English, University of Connecticut
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Professor of Gerontology and Public Health, Brunel University of London
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Professor & Director, Hub for Apple Platform Innovation (HAPI), School of Computing Technologies, RMIT University
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Reader in Education with Psychology and Centre for Death and Society, University of Bath
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Associate Professor, Social & Behavioural Health Sciences, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
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Professor of Urban Health and Environment, UNSW
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Professor in Modern History and UKRI Future Leaders Fellow, King's College London
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Lecturer in Sociology, Deputy Director of the Centre for Ageing and the Life Course, University of Liverpool
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Professor of Cities and Planetary Health, ARC Future Fellow in nature-based solutions for loneliness, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of Psychology and Inclusion, University of Bristol