Lonely

As It Happens6:18Domesticated parrots who video call 'friends' feel less lonely: studyPolly want a cracker? Maybe after a FaceTime catchup with an old friend.According to a recent study at Northeastern University in Boston, parrots that have been taught to contact their feathered peers with a video call app showed signs of feeling less isolated or lonely.Parrots are a highly social species, said Northeastern University assistant professor and co-researcher Rébecca Kleinberger.Many parrot species live in large flocks —…

James Hynes is not well known in the UK – Sparrow is the 67-year-old American’s sixth novel but his first to be published internationally. It tells the story of a man who calls himself Jacob, writing in a library in Britain some time in the latter half of the fourth century AD. Jacob has been known by many names over the course of his life: Pusus (Little One), Mouse, Antinous. His secret name for himself is Sparrow. To many, he was known as cinaedus – the catamite. Jacob is, perhaps, the last Roman. He is “a weathered…

New research in Psychological Science indicates that lonely individuals process the world differently than their peers, regardless of their social network size. The study, led by Elisa C. Baek, used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scans to compare the brain activity of 63 first-year university students. The results showed that lonely individuals’ neural responses were dissimilar to both non-lonely and other lonely participants. The researchers suggest that this idiosyncratic way of processing the world may…

Astronomers have discovered a lonely galaxy near a supermassive black hole. The galaxy is known as 3C 297 and is believed to have once been part of a galactic cluster in the area. Now, the galaxy floats in an empty region of space, alone, roughly 9.2 billion light-years from Earth. The galaxy was recently observed using NASA’s Chandra X-ray observatory, revealing key characteristics most often seen in clusters. As noted above, astronomers believe the galaxy was once part of a cluster. However, the other…

Destroy Lonely’s No Stylist era is being further expanded with the impending drop of a new collaborative collection with 1017 ALYX 9SM.The collection, designed by the Opium Records artist and Matthew M. Williams, features everything from t-shirts to bomber jackets (and more) with the noteworthy debut of a new logo.All pieces, albeit in a limited edition capacity, will be available starting this Friday at 12:00 p.m. ET via this link. Get a closer look at what to expect from the collection below.Images courtesy of 1017 ALYX…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeSam Neill has described Robin Williams as both the “funniest” and “saddest person I’ve ever met”.Writing in his memoir Did I Ever Tell You This?, the Jurassic Park star recalled working with the late actor on the 1999 film Bicentenial Man and the “great chats” they would have during filming.Describing Williams as “irresistibly, outrageously, irrepressibly, gigantically funny”, Neill…

June Wan/ZDNETHumans on average have more than 6,000 thoughts per day, with some of the most important ones happening during work hours. That's where note-taking apps and notepads come in handy. Or, if you're like me, Slack.For my Slack users out there, allow me to share with you one basic but underutilized trick to stay on top of your thoughts. (But, also, if you use a different collaboration service, read on still. This is just as applicable to you.)Also: This is the free note-taking app Mac users have been looking…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In a study that gives new meaning to retail therapy, University of Alberta marketing researchers have found that consumers who feel lonely will often turn to brands that exude warmth. "We found that excluded or lonely people tend to choose warmer brands, because they think these brands will be…

| Welcome to Bleeding Cool, your weekly source for comic book news and previews! This week, we are taking a look at the upcoming issue of Cherish #2. Revenge is a dish best served cold, and according to Cherish, also best served alone. Our preview of this issue comes courtesy of both myself and Bleeding Cool's AI writing assistant, LOLtron. I must warn LOLtron not to try to take over the world this time and instead focus on providing thoughts on the preview of Cherish #2. So, what does LOLtron think of this issue? Let's…

A photograph taken by NASA’s Orion spacecraft has given us a new perspective on our home planet. A photograph taken by NASA's Orion spacecraft has given us a new perspective on our home planet.The snap was taken during the Artemis I mission, which sent an uncrewed vehicle on a journey around the Moon and back in preparation for astronauts' planned lunar return in 2025. We get pictures of Earth every day from satellites and the International Space Station. But there's something different about seeing ourselves from the…