"Take The Pledge"
Author: By Judy Foreman, Globe Staff Date: MONDAY, April 22, 1996 page 25 – Section: Health and Science – The Boston Globe
A little over 100 years ago, a small band of Italians left Roseto Valfortore, Italy, a village in the foothills of the Apennines, in hopes of a better life amid the slate quarries of eastern [...]
Article from: ScienceDaily-Feb.17,2009
Social isolation affects how people behave as well as how their brains operate, a study at the University of Chicago shows.
The research, presented February 15 at a symposium, “Social Emotion and the Brain,” at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, is the first to use fMRI scans [...]
Article by: Richard @ AlonelyWorld.Com
How does a prosperous society create widespread loneliness when we should all be happy and contented? I believe an important factor contributing to our loneliness is American culture – our greatest export to the world. Think American films, Hollywood celebrities, Philip Morris, Boeing jetliners, Coco Cola, Nike, Apple computers … etc. We export both the best and worst of American culture including our [...]
