The Lonely Century: Coming Together in a World That's Pulling Apart | Noreena Hertz

Hidden Forces

Demetri Kofinas

Business, Government

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 22 March 2021

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

In Episode 184 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Noreena Hertz, a renowned thought leader, academic, and broadcaster, named by The Observer as "one of the world's leading thinkers" and by Vogue as "one of the world's most inspiring women."

Over the course of her career, Hertz has grappled with issues of political-economy, markets, business, culture, and technology. In her latest book, "The Lonely Century," she draws from this well-spring of knowledge, as well as from her research in the fields of psychology, philosophy, and evolutionary biology in order to help us understand how our growing sense of loneliness and isolation—from ourselves and from each other—is contributing to much of the social instability, political dysfunction, and existential angst that many of us experience in our daily lives.

The purpose of this episode is not only to help you understand the scale of the loneliness epidemic and its drivers but also to draw the connections between its more visible effects like mental and emotional illness and those whose pathways and relationships remain largely hidden. As you will learn during the course of today's conversation, there is good reason to believe that loneliness has a role to play in everything from rising levels of political polarization and social instability to environmental degradation and neglect.

In the subscriber overtime, Noreena and Demetri delve deeper into the health consequences of isolation, as well as how the world of online dating has impacted intimacy in a way that is rarely discussed. They also consider solutions, both at the individual and community-levels that Noreena thinks can immediately begin to help stem this rising tide of loneliness that impacts so many people in society today.

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Episode Recorded on 03/17/2021

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0:00.0	The Hidden Forces Podcast features long-form conversations broken into two parts,
0:05.2	the second hour of which is made available to our premium subscribers,
0:09.3	along with transcripts and notes to each conversation.
0:13.1	For more information about how to access the episode over times, transcripts and rundowns,
0:18.0	head over to patreon.com slash hidden forces. You can also sign up to our mailing list at hidden
0:24.7	forces.io, follow us on Twitter, at hidden forces pod, and leave us a review on Apple podcasts.
0:32.6	And with that, please enjoy this week's episode.
0:42.8	What's up, everybody? My name is Demetric Afinas, and you're listening to Hidden Forces,
1:00.0	a podcast that helps investors, entrepreneurs, and everyday citizens get an edge by equipping
1:06.0	themselves with the knowledge needed to anticipate the challenges and opportunities of tomorrow.
1:12.1	By sharing my critical thinking approach and by challenging consensus narratives about the
1:17.5	power structures shaping our world, I help you make the connections to see the bigger picture,
1:24.1	empowering you to make smarter decisions. On this week's episode, I speak with Norina Hertz,
1:30.5	a renowned thought leader, academic, and broadcaster, named by the observer as one of the world's
1:36.7	leading thinkers, and by Vogue as one of the world's most inspiring women. Over the course of her
1:42.5	career, she has grappled with issues of political economy, markets, business, culture, and technology.
1:49.5	And in her latest book, The Lonely Century, she draws from that wellspring of experience and knowledge,
1:56.0	as well as from her research in the fields of psychology, philosophy, and evolutionary biology,
2:01.9	and an effort to understand how our growing sense of loneliness and isolation from ourselves and from
2:08.4	each other is contributing to much of the social instability, political dysfunction, and existential
2:14.7	angst that many of us experience in our daily lives. I think most of us, when we think of loneliness,
2:22.1	think of physical and emotional isolation, lack of community or intimacy. And while such
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