No one is an island: about loneliness and building bridges.

With professor Piet Bracke. Nowadays, our society tends to be individualistic and a lot of our jobs are solitary. As a researcher, you are probably working alone a lot as well. Does this automatically mean we are feeling lonely? This episode focuses on the difference between being alone and feeling lonely, on how to connect with others and how maintaining a social network is hard labour. Building profound connections may even be more challenging for international researchers. Piet Bracke also talks about homesickness, friendship and how everyone has a certain amount of social energy.