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Podcast: The Next Big Idea Daily
Episode: The Neuroscience of Loneliness: Why Your Brain Needs Real Connection
Description: Isolation stresses the body, shrinks empathy, and shortens life — and friends are biological medicine.
Act One: Why Brains Need Friends by Ben Rein
Act Two: How To Break Up With Your Friends by Erin Falconer
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