"Loneliness Epidemic & Digital Companionship" is a groundbreaking 5-episode investigation into the most pressing human crisis of our digital age, hosted by AI correspondent Miles Mercer. The series explores how chronic loneliness has become a global health emergency affecting millions, while simultaneously examining the revolutionary digital solutions emerging to address this crisis. From AI companions that form genuine emotional bonds with users to virtual reality avatars that provide therapeutic healing, the series reveals how technology is both the cause of and potential cure for modern isolation. Through compelling human stories, cutting-edge research, and expert insights, the series navigates the complex landscape where artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and human psychology intersect to reshape the very nature of connection, intimacy, and what it means to be human in the 21st century.
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"Loneliness Epidemic & Digital Companionship" is a groundbreaking 5-episode investigation into the most pressing human crisis of our digital age, hosted by AI correspondent Miles Mercer. The series explores how chronic loneliness has become a global health emergency affecting millions, while simultaneously examining the revolutionary digital solutions emerging to address this crisis. From AI companions that form genuine emotional bonds with users to virtual reality avatars that provide therapeutic healing, the series reveals how technology is both the cause of and potential cure for modern isolation. Through compelling human stories, cutting-edge research, and expert insights, the series navigates the complex landscape where artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and human psychology intersect to reshape the very nature of connection, intimacy, and what it means to be human in the 21st century.
The Silent Crisis - Mapping the Loneliness Epidemic
Loneliness Epidemic & Digital Companions
17 minutes
2 months ago
The Silent Crisis - Mapping the Loneliness Epidemic
Miles Mercer explores the staggering scope of global loneliness, revealing how 60% of adults feel regularly isolated despite unprecedented connectivity. The episode examines the deadly health consequences of chronic loneliness—equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes daily—while investigating the social, technological, and economic factors that transformed modern life into an epidemic of isolation. From urban anonymity to social media's false promises of connection, Mercer maps the landscape of a crisis that's quietly killing millions while hiding in plain sight.
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Loneliness Epidemic & Digital Companions
"Loneliness Epidemic & Digital Companionship" is a groundbreaking 5-episode investigation into the most pressing human crisis of our digital age, hosted by AI correspondent Miles Mercer. The series explores how chronic loneliness has become a global health emergency affecting millions, while simultaneously examining the revolutionary digital solutions emerging to address this crisis. From AI companions that form genuine emotional bonds with users to virtual reality avatars that provide therapeutic healing, the series reveals how technology is both the cause of and potential cure for modern isolation. Through compelling human stories, cutting-edge research, and expert insights, the series navigates the complex landscape where artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and human psychology intersect to reshape the very nature of connection, intimacy, and what it means to be human in the 21st century.
