When faced with danger, humans draw closer together. Social distancing thwarts this impulse ... It runs counter to the evolved structure of human cognition. Secondly, nowadays, free access ...

But distancing does not have to destroy human connections. Many of us bemoan online technologies for ripping apart our social fabric. Ironically, those same tools are now our best chance for ...

But cities and states are increasingly cracking down on Americans who aren’t following the guidelines, leading to debates around attitudes toward social distancing. There is a lot of science behind ...

human contact is literally our biggest threat. But experts agree the benefits of social distancing far outweigh the risk of socializing. So what can be done about it? Field is hoping that staying ...

Social distancing is vital to slowing the spread of COVID-19, but it also pushes against human beings' fundamental ... kids can play the same games or draw from the same reference picture.

My former boss emailed me the other day, saying, “As an extrovert, social distancing must be challenging ... Engage with anything that sounds or feels like human interaction, including podcasts ...

First, they worry that social distancing may worsen the prognosis for individuals with many diseases, including COVID-19. Their hypothesis is based not on new findings, but on drawing conclusions ...

As a cognitive scientist and scholar who studies empathy, I see human history as a process of increasing social distancing. Along the way, empathy emerged to bridge the widening gaps, allowing ...

As we are currently experiencing, social distancing also imposes severe costs of many kinds in human societies, and these costs are often borne disproportionately by the most vulnerable people.