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The Importance of Social Connection (Historically & Today)

Social connections are evolutionary necessities as well as important factors in our happiness. Here’s why they’re so important.

October 22, 2025October 22, 2025, by Hannah Aster
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A sad woman alone at the ocean on a gloomy day because she's affected by the loneliness epidemic

The Loneliness Epidemic: The Modern Crisis & Its Causes

Despite living in an era of connectivity, millions of people are experiencing profound social isolation. Learn about the loneliness epidemic.

October 21, 2025October 22, 2025, by Hannah Aster
  • Mental & Emotional Health
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How to Stop Being Lonely: A Complete Guide to Reconnection

Want to know how to stop being lonely? Our complete guide covers individual, community, and institutional methods.

October 21, 2025October 22, 2025, by Hannah Aster
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A socially isolated depressed young man leaning his head against a wall

The Consequences of Social Isolation on Health & Society

Social isolation and loneliness have serious consequences. From physical and mental health problems to society as a whole.

October 20, 2025October 22, 2025, by Hannah Aster
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How Niels Bohr’s Quantum Mechanics Interpretation Prevailed

Niels Bohr’s answer to the measurement problem of quantum mechanics reshaped physics, but it wasn’t the only solution. Learn why it won out.

October 18, 2025October 20, 2025, by Elizabeth Whitworth
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Quantum Wave Function Collapse: 3 Approaches to the Cause

Quantum particles can exist in multiple possible states at once — until measurement seems to force wave function collapse. Learn more.

October 17, 2025October 20, 2025, by Elizabeth Whitworth
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Theoretical physicist John Bell (developer of Bell's theorem) at the front of a classroom at CERN in June 1982

Bell’s Theorem Explained: Spooky Action at a Distance Is Real

John Bell’s work transformed abstract philosophical debates into testable experiments. Learn how his theorem shocked the physics world.

October 16, 2025October 20, 2025, by Elizabeth Whitworth
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How the Attention Economy Is Reshaping Society (& You)

The attention economy turns your time and focus into commodities. Here’s how the economic model works and affects you and society

October 16, 2025October 22, 2025, by Hannah Aster
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Werner Heisenberg, who developed the uncertainty principle in quantum mechanics

Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle Explained (Hawking)

Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle explains why we can never measure the position and speed of a particle with perfect accuracy. Learn more.

October 16, 2025October 20, 2025, by Elizabeth Whitworth
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What Is Attention & How Has It Become a Resource?

Attention has become a valuable commodity in the digital economy. Learn what attention is, how it works, and the psychology behind it.

October 15, 2025October 17, 2025, by Hannah Aster
  • Psychology
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