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Graphic Truth: One is the loneliest number
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Graphic Truth: One is the loneliest number

In Canada and the United States, the trend of living alone has been steadily increasing, driven by declining marriage rates, delayed family formation, increased life expectancy, and greater financial independence.

Will AI further divide us or help build meaningful connections?
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Will AI further divide us or help build meaningful connections?

In this episode of GZERO AI, Taylor Owen, professor at the Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University and director of its Centre for Media, Technology & Democracy, takes stock of the ongoing debate on whether artificial intelligence, like social media, will further drive loneliness—but at breakneck speed, or help foster meaningful relationships.

America faces a “loneliness pandemic,” too, says former US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy
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America faces a “loneliness pandemic,” too, says former US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy

Lockdowns, social distancing and isolation brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic can take a toll on mental health, Dr. Vivek Murthy told Ian Bremmer on GZERO World. While maintaining distance and avoiding group gatherings is necessary at this time, we must also be mindful of having meaningful interactions with friends and family. Dr. Murthy discusses how this unprecedented moment could lead to either a "social recession" or "social revival" depending on what path we take as a nation.

Lessons not learned: America’s pandemic response with Vivek Murthy
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Lessons not learned: America’s pandemic response with Vivek Murthy

Former US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy joins Ian Bremmer to discuss how the Sun Belt states became America's epicenter in the COVID-19 outbreak, the latest treatments and therapies for the most severely ill, and another pandemic plaguing America in this time of social distancing and isolation—loneliness.