phanesmarten at KillBaitOct 16

How Social Relationships Can Contribute to Longer and Healthier Lives

The article explores the concept of 'cumulative social advantage'—the idea that strong social relationships can significantly influence longevity and overall well-being. It explains that while high income and education levels are often linked to slower biological ageing, social engagement may play a... [More info]

Lydia RepkeAug 5, 2025

🎙️ I spoke with journalist Johannes Jolmes for the ARD news magazine #KLAR about how the pandemic changed our social ties.

Our #LoneCovid study shows: Conflicts over #COVID19 tore friendships and family bonds apart — and many haven’t healed.

📺 Episode “Hat Corona uns zerrissen?” now online:
🔗 YouTube: https://youtu.be/p57cC4vR09E
🔗 ARD Mediathek: https://ardmediathek.de/video/Y3JpZDovL25kci5kZS9wcm9wbGFuXzE5NjM2NzQwNl9nYW56ZVNlbmR1bmc

#SocialScience #ScienceCommunication #Surveys #SocialRelationships #Research #ARD

@GESIS
@NDR @bmftr_bund

Joe B. WallApr 27, 2025

I think I need to call the phone company and have my Dunbar number changed.

#dunbarnumber #socialrelationships #friends

PsyPostOct 26, 2024
Scientists ran a simulation on political polarization—here’s the key insight that emerged https://www.psypost.org/scientists-ran-a-simulation-on-political-polarization-heres-the-key-insight-that-emerged/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #PoliticalPolarization #SimulationInsights #SocialRelationships #ResearchFindings #OpinionAlignment
Scientists ran a simulation on political polarization—here’s the key insight that emerged

New research suggests that political polarization emerges as people align opinions with social relationships.

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Bartosz BudzyńskiAug 9, 2023

Some time ago I learned an extremely powerful concept of Hanlon's Razor.

It states: never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by neglect, ignorance or incompetence.

I came across this sentence watching something that was supposed to be a street interview with "a guy who has it all figured out". Since I first heard it, it has burned into my brain, and I'm literally not the same person since.

#incompetence #work #socialrelationships #hanlonsrazor

Itamar MedeirosFeb 16, 2023
The authors from #MITSloan examine three aspects of #customer control and provide effective strategies to restore it: first, how #SmartProducts take away control from consumers; second, how fostering #SocialRelationships between customers and smart products remedies the loss of control; and finally, allowing customers to move on their own — in customer perception and adoption. https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/smart-product-breakthroughs-depend-on-customer-control/ #ArtificialIntelligence #AI
Smart Product Breakthroughs Depend on Customer Control

Consumer fears of losing autonomy hinder smart-product adoption and use. But there are ways to boost customer control.

MIT Sloan Management Review
Phys.orgSep 30, 2022

Referenced link: https://phys.org/news/2022-09-evidence-social-relationships-chimpanzees-gorillas.html
Discuss on https://discu.eu/q/https://phys.org/news/2022-09-evidence-social-relationships-chimpanzees-gorillas.html

Originally posted by Phys.org / @[email protected]: https://twitter.com/physorg_com/status/1575892692306903042#m

Study reports first evidence of #socialrelationships between #chimpanzees and gorillas @wustl @cellpressnews https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S2589004222013311 https://phys.org/news/2022-09-evidence-social-relationships-chimpanzees-gorillas.html

Study reports first evidence of social relationships between chimpanzees and gorillas

A long-term study led by primatologist Crickette Sanz at Washington University in St. Louis reveals the first evidence of lasting social relationships between chimpanzees and gorillas in the wild.

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