by Angelique Kasmara | Jun 24, 2025 | Loneliness, News Media
A fun club which started as a joke is now incredibly popular, with online branches all over the world. The Dull Men’s Club, founded by Grover Click (a pseudonym chosen for its dullness) in New York in the early 1980s, involved some very silly, dull activities. They...
by Angelique Kasmara | May 29, 2025 | Loneliness
Dear Hera, I’m not from New Zealand, but I’ve been here for almost three years. In that time I’ve met plenty of fun and charming Kiwis but haven’t really made that many local friends. Often, I’ll meet a Kiwi and it feels like we’re connecting, there’ll be shared...
by Laurie Hilsgen | Mar 26, 2025 | Loneliness, News Media
Heavy users of ChatGPT tend to be lonelier, more emotionally dependent on the AI tool and have fewer offline social relationships, new research suggests, as reported in The Guardian. Only a small number of users engage emotionally with ChatGPT, but those who do are...
by Laurie Hilsgen | Mar 25, 2025 | Loneliness
Professor Ngaire Kerse, Chair in Ageing WellFaculty of Medical and Health Sciences at Auckland University, says we need to treat ourselves as we would a friend in need. And there are practical ways we can help ourselves feel more connected. Here are her tips. 1....
by Laurie Hilsgen | Mar 25, 2025 | Loneliness, News Media
Read the full Spinoff story about the impacts of social isolation and loneliness here in Aotearoa. It’s a beautiful summer evening in Cornwall Park, with families scattered on the grass and a live band playing a backing track to their laughter. Sprawled on a picnic...
by Laurie Hilsgen | Dec 18, 2024 | Loneliness
Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury Associate Professor Sarah Wright and Chief Scientist at the Institute for Life at Work Dr Constance Noonan Hadley surveyed 1000 employees across 20 industries to understand loneliness in the workplace. The research...
