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Americans without friends have increased 400% in recent years. Here’s why.

It’s time to bring “friendship love” back.

Since 2012, the amount of time that teenagers spend socializing in person has plummeted. Is it a coincidence that depression is more common?

The lack of friendship is particularly a problem for men. But there are easy ways to make friends.

Evolutionary pressures drove the formation of tribes who encoded their values in myths and symbols. Was this cooperation cursed?

Richard Reeves explains the big problems facing men today — and why no one is talking about them.

We don’t understand why loneliness is bad for us if all we can say is that it hurts.

To see a true cross-section of American society, head to Applebee’s, Buffalo Wild Wings, IHOP, Chili’s, and Olive Garden.

When it comes to vetting people for friendship, body odor seems to be a decisive factor.

When the going gets tough, nothing beats a wide network of tried-and-true connections.

One trait to rule them all.

Team storming — as defined by psychologist Bruce Tuckman — can be fractious. Done right, the benefits are immense.

He’s studied apes for 50 years – here’s what most people get wrong.

Claims of a “loneliness epidemic” aren’t based on robust data. Loneliness might be a problem, but it’s not worse than it was in the past.

He co-created one of TV’s funniest shows. He still felt like a failure in his 30s. This is comedian Neal Brennan’s story about conquering toxic self-talk.

Undeterred by years of failure, Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman proved that mRNA is the future of vaccines.

Quality down time is important for relationships. Here are three practical suggestions to create more of it.

There is no such thing as a void in the Universe.

Anyone can have a bad day at work, but not everyone scores this high on narcissism, psychopathy and Machiavellianism.

Nothing meaningful is done quickly.

The outrage machine is fueled by toxicity. But there are practical steps that we can take to recapture control over our emotions.

The infamous misogynist had some profound insights on romance.

Two-thirds of romances start out as friendships.

Roosevelt had become president but not in the way he wanted. Still, he understood that he had been given the rare opportunity to make history.

What better explains the prevalence of heavy metal in Scandinavian countries: culture or economy?

A new technique for analyzing networks can tell who wields soft power.

Some would say AI is immortal and all-knowing — Godlike, even.

“We suffer more often in the imagination than in reality.”

You don’t need to ride into the danger zone to take advantage of TOPGUN’s life and career lessons.

Stoicism is a big deal right now, but it has some major flaws. Here’s why you might want to hold off on becoming a Stoic.