The Rise of the 74-Year-Old Jewelry Thief

A report in Bloomberg traced the rise of elderly crime in Britain, other European countries, and Asian nations. The police arrested nine suspects in London ...

Does the Church Suffer from Agoraphobia?

When I was young, growing up in the United Kingdom, my family and I could always count on our next-door neighbor, Mrs. Oglive, to be around. We left a ...

Kobe Bryant Explains His Lack of Friendships

When GQ magazine asked basketball star Kobe Bryant if he had any friends Bryant said,

I have "like minds." You know, I've been fortunate ...

Is Loneliness Becoming an Epidemic?

According to a new study from Brigham Young University, we're on the cusp of a "loneliness epidemic." One report of the study summarized: ...

Social Isolation Crushes Body, Brain, and Spirit

For two of his five years in a Vietnamese POW camp, Senator John McCain was locked in a tiny isolation cell, cut off from all human contact. He was beaten ...

Isolation Can Make Us Ill or Dead

Recent research studies show how much we crave community and friendship. A 2006 study of 3,000 women with breast cancer found that those with a large ...

Scientists Search for Life on Other Planets

In July 2014 a panel of scientists from NASA announced that they're convinced they will soon find life outside planet Earth. One NASA scientist said, ...

How to Ditch All Those Annoying People

An article in The Daily Beast focuses on a nifty little app for your smartphone called Cloak. "The app's tagline is 'Incognito mode for real ...

Famous People Talk about Loneliness

Many people struggle with loneliness—from the rich and famous to the poor and unknown. Here's a list of some famous people who have been honest ...

Research Shows that Loneliness Is Deadly

According to an article in Slate Magazine, "Loneliness has doubled: 40 percent of adults in two recent surveys said they were lonely, up from 20 percent ...