The Loneliness Epidemic Is Real — Here’s What We Can Do About It

16 May 2025 · 39 min
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A German-language transcript of a talk by Ben Greenfield (May 2025) about the modern loneliness epidemic: its physiological and mental-health harms (increased mortality, cardiovascular risk, inflammation, weakened immunity), evolutionary roots (social exclusion), neural mechanisms (anterior cingulate activation), and social/technological drivers (smartphones, social media). He cites studies and cultural sources (Harvard longevity study 1938, Dunbar’s number, Surgeon General 2023) and offers practical remedies: volunteer service, regular shared meals, family rituals, analog touch/interaction (oxytocin, Pacinian corpuscles, pheromones, electromagnetic group entrainment), community building, and conversation techniques (open questions, mirroring, 36 questions).

Questions this video answers

1938

In 2023 the US Surgeon General equated loneliness to smoking 15 cigarettes per day.

Dunbar's number — 150

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