Want to Ease the Isolation of Social Distancing? Ask a Teenager

Want to Ease the Isolation of Social Distancing? Ask a Teenager

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https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/want-to-ease-the-isolation-of-social-distancing-ask-a-teenager/

This suddenly universal call to maintain physical distance from other people, known as social distancing, is key to combating the spread of the coronavirus, according to health professionals. Yet the potential for unprecedented loneliness as people isolate themselves has spurred calls for maintaining social connections. As we shift our vocational and educational endeavors into the online world, we must also go virtual with many of our relationships to sustain our social lives.

One group knows how to do this better than any other: teens.