BONUS: Freeways and loneliness

Apr 8, 2025
45 mins

Episode Description

Urban highways are preventing us from meeting our neighbors and building community, according to a landmark new study. Luca Aiello, professor of data science at the IT University of Copenhagen, shares his research into the impact of freeways on social networks. The findings are important not just for our right to pursue happiness, but also for our pocketbooks.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2408937122
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