Third places — cafes, community centers, and other public places that, as sociologist Ray Oldenburg observed, may increase communal ties by hosting “the regular, voluntary, informal, and happily ...

Many people spend most of their time at home and at work. Yet did you know there's actually a name for locations other than these two places-like cafes, bars, parks, and library-type settings where ...

The World Health Organization reports loneliness contributes to more than 870,000 fatalities every year. Last year, an AARP survey found social isolation is felt by 40% of American adults, regardless ...

College introduces us to a hectic version of life. In the bubble that is being a university student, our social lives are often smushed together with the academic and domestic spheres of college. This ...