Stay updated with breaking news from Eric Klinenberg. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
We became more comfortable with isolation and communicating virtually instead of face-to-face, writes Frances Graves. Loneliness has become a public health epidemic.
Librarians once worried about shushing patrons. Now they have to deal with mental health episodes, the homelessness crisis, and random violence
The longstanding West Coast air quality crisis reached the East Coast this week. That’s because climate collapse is everywhere — and inescapable
AI bots like ChatGPT are going to befriend us. But because they can't replicate human relationships, they'll also leave us lonelier than ever.
Regarding Noozhawk’s May 27 article, “Design Proposals for Santa Barbara’s State Street Spark Heated Debate,” having sat through the meeting to talk about