Skin hunger: why touch has never been important in our socially-distanced times
Skin hunger: why touch has never been more important in our socially-distanced times From birth to death, philosophy to art, a world without touch is a world without humanity. No wonder we hanker so much after it now 15 January 2021 • 8:00am The Human Touch, Fitzwilliam Museum Credit: Fitzwilliam Museum Among the many words and phrases that came to define 2020 – lockdown, circuit breaker etc – one struck me as especially heart-rending: skin hunger. It refers to our visceral need for skin-to-skin contact, which stimulates oxytocin (aka the “cuddle hormone”), reducing stress level...
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