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America’s richest woman is famously generous, but how much does she effect social change? Compare Andrew Carnegie, whose bequests to libraries profoundly changed the nation’s life.

We are living in an age of placeless possibility: a time when we can instantly get in touch with another person no matter where they are on the planet through any number of media. We can catch up with friends and family, network, and even date virtually. We can connect with hundreds simultaneously Zooming in […]

"Our growing social disconnection and isolation have become a public health crisis."

We are living in an age of placeless possibility: a time when we can instantly get in touch with another person no matter where they are on the planet through

Christmas, Hanukkah and other holidays tend to revolve around family. But they also provide an opportunity to form relationships with those who live nearby.

Christmas, Hanukkah and other holidays tend to revolve around family. But they also provide an opportunity to form relationships with those who live nearby.

Shared spaces build community and are key to alleviating America’s loneliness epidemic. Here’s how to create them.

Physician and Harvard professor Jeremy Nobel believes art can help foster connections in a time of increasing isolation.

1 How does the Neighborhood Planning and Activation Team differ from other city planning teams?

The romantic notion of these quiet repositories of knowledge stacked to the brim with books is largely a thing of the past. How are libraries changing?