In this deep dive episode, we take a look at the loneliness epidemic. Its origins, causes and some solutions.

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YouTube videos used:

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9dZQelULDk
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UL9QiHYtajw
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5xqCEHzMKQ&ab_channel=GirlinaBlueDress
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekz7jrCmZxg&pp=ygURaSBoYXZlIG5vIGZyaWVuZHM%3D&ab_channel=CAMELOT331
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeZAjIm6QRA&pp=ygURaSBoYXZlIG5vIGZyaWVuZHM%3D&ab_channel=Honey%26Absinthe
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajo4-naCBbQ
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7twdKfhfANQ&ab_channel=Akta
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3okP9WdCUA&ab_channel=TheJapanReporter
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLyDGr5mCbs&ab_channel=TheQuint

Studies, articles and research mentioned in the video:

- https://ourworldindata.org/loneliness-epidemic
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277953622004282
- https://www.cedars-sinai.org/blog/why-loneliness-affects-young-people.html
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8734589/
- [https://www.discoveryaba.com/statistics/loneliness#:~:text=Loneliness by Age&text=Here are some loneliness statistics, in a survey by YouGov](https://www.discoveryaba.com/statistics/loneliness#:~:text=Loneliness%20by%20Age&text=Here%20are%20some%20loneliness%20statistics,in%20a%20survey%20by%20YouGov).
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277953622004282
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2yzhfv4DvqVp5nZyxBD8G23/who-feels-lonely-the-results-of-the-world-s-largest-loneliness-study
- https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b7c56e255b02c683659fe43/t/6021776bdd04957c4557c212/1612805995893/Loneliness+in+America+2021_02_08_FINAL.pdf
- https://www.americansurveycenter.org/why-mens-social-circles-are-shrinking/
- https://www.bmj.com/content/376/bmj-2021-067068
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886922001660
- https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2022-05269-001
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4873114/
- https://guilfordjournals.com/doi/abs/10.1521/jscp.2018.37.10.751
- https://www.bluezones.com/2018/08/moai-this-tradition-is-why-okinawan-people-live-longer-better/
- https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/04/30/japans-rent-a-family-industry
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/05/13/caryn-ai-technology-gpt-4/
- https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2022-05269-001
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4873114/
- https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/is-a-steady-diet-of-social-media-unhealthy-2018122115600
- https://www.bluezones.com/2018/08/moai-this-tradition-is-why-okinawan-people-live-longer-better/

Producer: Dagogo Altraide

Writers: Meehan Kathan, Piriye Altraide, Dagogo Altraide

Research: Meehan Kathan, Dagogo Altraide

Editors: Tanzim Uddin, Dagogo Altraide