A few years ago, Dutch grocery chain Jumbo rolled out a supermarket reinvention — checkout lanes staffed by humans, where shoppers could kibitz with cashiers as they rang up their carts. The "chat ...

Humans are wired for connection. Being connected to other people, pets, nature, and our own self feels good and right. But, how do we know when we are connected? What does connection actually feel ...

Human beings are inherently social creatures. From the moment we are born, we are thrust into a world where relationships and connections with others play a central role in our development, well-being ...

Our intense connection fit no category. Would we be allowed to keep it? By Lei Wang One of the most intimate relations in Chinese culture is known as the “zhiji” — the “know-self,” one who knows you ...

There is a subtle but profound shift happening in our offices, both physical and virtual: the rapid erosion of human connection. Five years ago, if a junior employee hit a roadblock, they would swivel ...

Study after study talks about our disconnectedness, our unaffiliatedness, our loneliness. Those feelings can increase across differences: race and ethnicity, political ideology, where we live. What ...

Our health is intrinsically linked with that of the ocean. Half of the oxygen we breathe comes from tiny plankton in the sea, and our actions on land, however far from the coast we live, influence our ...

It was one of those California Monterey nights you don’t forget — cool breeze, salty air. It was the kind of evening that made even a long, draining day feel a little lighter. My last patient of the ...

From the window of an airplane, I look down on the ochre expanse of western North America. At first, the vastness looks uninhabited, but gradually an intricate circuit board pattern emerges, ...

Divorce illustration concept. Separated by a wall couple. A man and a woman split up in isolation. Vector. I was once dumped via email by someone I’d been dating for six weeks. Just days prior, I’d ...