The World from PRX

Loneliness

Åsa Koski started the Säg hej! campaign in Sweden to get people to interact more with each other to combat widespread loneliness.
Lifestyle
The ‘Say Hi’ campaign in Sweden is helping to combat loneliness
A woman sits on a bed using her phone with another woman in the hallway doing the same
Science & Technology
The lost art of listening
Rie van de Mueren (r) used to be a professional ballroom dancer. She's with Dieuwer Duijf at the Music Salon, which holds dance parties for the elderly in north Amsterdam.
Music
Amsterdam is tackling loneliness one dance party at a time
The Lonely Holiday Season
Thoreau in the ‘Burbs
Environment
Loneliness around the world
Baby Monkey Gangs Reveal Genetic Effects of Loneliness