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2 months ago | 
psychologytoday.com | Kim Samuel
In his inaugural address on January 20, Donald Trump declared that Americans had voted for him to win back “their freedom.” Strikingly, it was this same word—“freedom”—that served as the campaign theme of Trump’s opponent, Kamala Harris, in the 2024 election.
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2 months ago | 
qoshe.com | Kim Samuel
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Dec 13, 2024 | 
express.co.uk | Kim Samuel
Many of us fondly recall a time when the weekly supermarket trip was more than just shopping — it was a chance to connect. You’d be greeted by the friendly nod of a familiar cashier, catch snippets of local news, and exchange a few words that brightened the day. For older generations, these fleeting moments of human interaction were vital. Now, that simple pleasure is under threat.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
psychologytoday.com | Kim Samuel
In recent weeks, memes have been circulating about comedy shows and satirical websites having to shut down: “We’re sorry, but we can’t come up with material that’s crazier than real life right now.”Regardless of your views on the US presidential election or, for that matter, politics in much of the rest of the world, we can all probably agree: The news feels overwhelming. Our social discourse seems to have gone off the rails.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
qoshe.com | Kim Samuel
In recent weeks, memes have been circulating about comedy shows and satirical websites having to shut down: “We’re sorry, but we can’t come up with material that’s crazier than real life right now.”Regardless of your views on the US presidential election or, for that matter, politics in much of the rest of the world, we can all probably agree: The news feels overwhelming. Our social discourse seems to have gone off the rails.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
psychologytoday.com | Kim Samuel
The world’s leading medical authorities—including the World Health Organization, US Surgeon General, and UK National Health Service—are now in consensus that levels of loneliness and social isolation have increased to unprecedented levels and that the challenges comprise a grave public health threat. But there’s still uncertainty about a basic question: What’s driving the crisis?
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
lbc.co.uk | Kim Samuel
Pensioners out in the cold – But banking hubs offer a glimmer of hope 23 September 2024, 10:47 | Updated: 23 September 2024, 10:48 Pensioners Out in the Cold – But Banking Hubs Offer a Glimmer of Hope.
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Aug 29, 2024 | 
qoshe.com | Kim Samuel
Aa Aa Aa - A + In the scorching hot summer of 1954, the Columbia University social psychologist Muzafer Sherif ran a controversial experiment at an Oklahoma summer camp. He and his colleagues divided a cohort of 11- and 12-year-old boys into two groups and deliberately set them up to distrust each other.
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Aug 29, 2024 | 
psychologytoday.com | Kim Samuel
In the scorching hot summer of 1954, the Columbia University social psychologist Muzafer Sherif ran a controversial experiment at an Oklahoma summer camp. He and his colleagues divided a cohort of 11- and 12-year-old boys into two groups and deliberately set them up to distrust each other.
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
christiancentury.org | Kim Samuel |Claire Giangrave |Brandon Ambrosino |Dawn Araujo-Hawkins
Kim Samuel passionately advances two linked convictions, convictions I share: that as the world continues its quest to overcome limitation, it meanwhile only exacerbates its real predicament, which is isolation; and that in cherishing the gift of one another, for which her term is belonging, lies the secret of human salvation. Her book is a compelling exploration of this argument and an urgent call to change the priorities of the human project, lest isolation engulf us all.
