Mistakenly Seeking Solitude
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Technology allows us to bank, shop and dine without talking to another human, but what toll is this taking on our happiness? The inventor of the ATM and the Talking Heads singer David Byrne join Dr Laurie Santos to explore the ways in which talking to strangers can bring us all genuine joy.    For an even deeper dive into the research we talk about in the show visit https://www.happinesslab.fm/ 
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