Life in Lockdown: Loneliness

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<p><a href="https://apple.news/AwWE5RxbiTki-boTWuViTaQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NBC News</a> has the stories of elderly people who have died from long periods of isolation duringthe coronavirus pandemic. And former surgeon general Vivek Murthy talks with <a href="https://apple.news/AM2RVdBGCQGG7iHaxBAjIEQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> about the negative effects of loneliness and the power of human connection.</p> <p>Social scientist Kasley Killam writes for Scientific American about a recent study that found that levels of loneliness have mostly remained unchanged during the pandemic, despite increased isolation.</p> <p>Astronauts tell <a href="https://apple.news/A5OhRR7jUTNaUrTHUQKFPlg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">USA Today</a> their strategies for coping with anxiety and loneliness during long periods of isolation. And <a href="https://apple.news/AMyXbz3n1T46LdKZfvVrrCQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> spoke with Murthy about his suggestions for addressing feelings of loneliness.</p>