#social-interaction — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #social-interaction, aggregated by home.social.
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Turn your site into a place people can bump into each other
https://cauenapier.com/blog/townsquare_release/
#HackerNews #turnyoursite #socialinteraction #communitybuilding #webdevelopment #townsquare
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Finding connections…
As most of you who follow my posts here know, I have been single for almost 8 years now. And, I think I am doing OK most of the time. But, sometimes, things happen, and I get these intense feelings/emotions of sadness/loneliness. A little while ago, I shared how I was triggered by something into these feelings, and how I reached out to a sweet friend, who gave me the support that I craved so badly at that time. For those who missed it, the post can be found here: Social interaction. And I think this post, is a follow-up on that post, in a way... […]https://cynnisblog.wordpress.com/2026/06/27/finding-connections/
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Philosophy expert shares Aristotle’s simple way to know if you have a ‘great mind’
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#neuroscience #loneliness #dopamine #SocialInteraction
"Why we crave company
Neuroscientists are discovering that spending time with others may be a basic biological necessity, like need for food or water.
To our human eyes, a mouse’s furred face doesn’t betray much emotion. But if you watch the body language of a mouse who’s reunited with one of her sisters after five days in a cage alone, you might suspect you know what she’s feeling.
The formerly isolated mouse chatters in squeaks too high for a human to hear. She follows her sister, crawling beneath the other mouse’s body as if trying to get a hug. She looks like she’s feeling what you or I feel when meeting a long-lost friend or a family member — maybe with more sniffing.
She looks like she’s been lonely.
Loneliness isn’t just for humans, and neither are its harms. Over the past decade or so, some researchers have come to believe that an animal’s craving for the company of others isn’t just a preference, but a basic, deeply held need. When we don’t socialize enough, we feel the lack like hunger or thirst, they say. When we’ve had our fill of togetherness, we feel satisfied or quenched.
The amount of socializing a creature needs may be particular to that species, and even to that individual. Scientists have found within-species social differences in birds, monkeys, fish and even cockroaches.
Among humans, 'you can feel lonely at a party, or you can feel fine alone in your office,' says Kay Tye, a neuroscientist at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in California. Whatever the ideal degree of togetherness, Tye and others think that an animal’s need to balance time alone and time with others represents a kind of homeostasis: an equilibrium that’s critical for survival. Today, they are on a hunt to find where, in the brain, this equilibrium is controlled — and hoping their work will hold dividends for lonely humans.
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Within each species, Clutton-Brock says evolution has probably allowed for a range of personality types around a certain species average. 'There are costs to too much anxiety' about being alone, he says, 'and costs to too little anxiety.' A species may do best with a mix of social styles.
Whatever an animal’s right amount of social activity, research suggests there can be dire consequences to mental and physical health when it’s not met. People who are socially isolated, or feel lonely, die sooner. Poor social connections are linked to heart disease and stroke. Certain female rats, when housed alone, are more likely to develop cancer.
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The scientists hypothesized that other animals, including humans, share this system. Though it’s not easy to test such a thing in people, Tye did team up with a research group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for an experiment in which people sat alone in a room for 10 hours.
Afterward, subjects reported craving social interaction. When they viewed pictures of people laughing together, their brains lit up in the same region as the brains of fasting subjects who viewed pictures of food: an area, also within the brainstem, packed with dopamine neurons that are involved in cravings.
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What’s more, when scientists used a technical trick called optogenetics to artificially activate the separation neurons every time the animals entered a certain chamber, the mice avoided spending time there. That suggested that these brain cells, when activated, give the mice a bad feeling. 'It’s unpleasant to be alone, in the same way it has been shown that it’s unpleasant to be hungry,' says Dulac, who coauthored an overview of social interaction as a fundamental need in the 2026 Annual Review of Neuroscience."
https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/mind/2026/why-we-crave-social-interaction
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shopper *hangs up* *takes receipt*
me: i'm sorry, I didn't mean to eavesdrop....
I proceeded to tell her what I'd heard from the machine & then from her. First instant, she was perplexed -- then she laughed & said, "I did do that!" I said it was great. She laughed some more, then wished me a good day. I wished her the same, and she walked out of the store smiling.
It's these little moments, y'know?
#ItsTheLittleThings
#humans
#HumansHumaningTogether
#SocialInteraction
#laughter
#smiles2/2
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🚨 Breaking News: 🚨 Behold the ultimate guide for turning every social interaction into a confusing, isolating mess! 🤡 Just assume everyone's out to get you, never question your paranoid assumptions, and whatever you do, DO NOT display any knowledge—because ignorance is strength! 😂
https://nate.leaflet.pub/3mk4xkaxobc2p #BreakingNews #SocialInteraction #Paranoia #IgnoranceIsStrength #Humor #HackerNews #ngated -
Curious to learn how to study real interactions in large groups but missed our Hyperscanning Summer School?
In this session, David Zijderveld walks us through:
🟡 What makes Brite Ultra the hyperscanning fNIRS device
🔵 How it enables seamless large-group measurements
🟡 What this means for the future of social neuroscience🔗 Catch up anytime and see large-scale hyperscanning in action:
#Hyperscanning #fNIRS #BriteUltra #Artinis #Neuroscience #SocialInteraction
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🤖💬 Oh, Ashley Rolfmore is back to remind us that humans should communicate like, well, humans. Apparently, engineers have transformed social interaction into a "framework" because words like "talk" are too aggressive. 😂 Next up: reinventing "eye contact" as "visual interfacing protocol." 🥴
https://ashley.rolfmore.com/stop-trying-to-engineer-your-way-out-of-listening-to-people/ #humanscommunicate #socialinteraction #engineeringhumor #communicationframework #eyecontact #HackerNews #ngated -
📚 Oh, the horror! #Writers need social interaction? Who knew! 🙄 Virginia Woolf's iconic space and financial freedom for women to write is *so* passé now that we remember human contact is a thing. Next up: rediscovering fire! 🔥
https://newrepublic.com/article/206731/loneliness-room-one-virginia-woolf-hold-up #SocialInteraction #VirginiaWoolf #Creativity #RediscoveringFire #HackerNews #ngated -
We asked people what they enjoy that other people don’t understand. One answer ruled them all.
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How to talk to anyone and why you should
#HackerNews #HowToTalkToAnyone #Communication #Skills #SocialInteraction #Networking #Tips #LifeAdvice
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🎭 The Guardian has graced us with a riveting guide on talking to strangers, because apparently, humans forgot how to do that. 😱 With all the finesse of a socialite at a tech convention, it's packed with insights like "try speaking" and "don't drool." 🙄 #Groundbreaking
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/feb/24/stranger-secret-how-to-talk-to-anyone-why-you-should #talkingtoStrangers #socialskills #communication #tips #socialinteraction #humanconnection #HackerNews #ngated -
Philosophy expert shares Aristotle's simple way to know if you have a 'great mind'
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I'm rereading this one at the moment. I first read it some 15-20 years ago, when it helped me form the basis of understanding social interaction, long before I knew that I am autistic.
It was first published in the 1960's, and for the first time, made psychological concepts accessible to an average reader. Many words that were coined in this book went on to became a part of social consciousness, and are still used in phrases today.
It helped me understand that interactions are transactional, and come with expected outcomes, but also mostly operating unconsciously and systematically.
It goes on to break down interactions, or "games", that are common between different ego states, and it all still all holds up today.
#AmReading #psychology #humanbehavior #autism #actuallyautistic #socialinteraction -
Ah, the bygone era when computer magazines roamed the Earth like tech-savvy dinosaurs! 📚🦖 The author fondly recalls the thrilling days of hugging his mail like a long-lost lover while ignoring the basic tenets of social interaction. Meanwhile, he's hoarding enough paper to single-handedly deforest a small country. 🌳🚫
https://www.goto10retro.com/p/when-computer-magazines-were-everywhere #nostalgia #technology #magazine #memories #socialinteraction #paperhoarding #HackerNews #ngated -
Istanbul Conversations
Two friends chatting on a street in Istanbul.
Apertureƒ/2.8CameraILCE-7RM5Focal length24mmISO320Shutter speed1/500s#a8ctravel #casualMeeting #cityLife #culturalMoment #friendship #Istanbul #IstanbulStreets #Photo #Photography #restaurantSteps #socialInteraction #socialSpaces #streetConversation #StreetPhotography #Turkey #TurkishCulture #TurkishMen #urbanLife
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A new #study by Common Sense Media found that 72% of #US #teens have used #AI companions, with 52% being regular users. The study, conducted in April and May 2025, highlights the appeal of AI #chatbots for #personalconversations, with teens using them for #entertainment, #advice, and #socialinteraction. https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/21/72-of-u-s-teens-have-used-ai-companions-study-finds/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
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The Social Side of Shopping
When you’ve been to the shops, it’s nice to sit down with a friend for a chat.
Apertureƒ/1.8CameraSM-G998BFocal length6.7mmISO639Shutter speed1/500s#BlackAndWhite #candidPhotography #Community #conversation #Cork #everydayLife #friendship #humanConnection #Ireland #laughter #leisureTime #PaulStreet #pause #Photo #Photography #retailTherapy #shopping #socialInteraction #StreetPhotography