Twenty-Woes

In this episode, we along with two new guest woes, Andrew and Joon, discuss long distance friendships. What does it mean to keep in touch with people you love? Are memes expressions of love? Why in the world are we in Houston? --- Works Discussed Is Unlimited Vacation a Trap? It Just Might Be. by INSIDER Her by Spike Jonze Phone Calls, Texts Or Email? Here's How Millennials Prefer To Communicate by Forbes Nosedive - Black Mirror

In today's episode, we're joined by guests Angela and Obinna as we discuss how 4 science majors wound up on such different paths and we get spicy as we discuss finding love in today's context. --- Works Discussed On Shunning Becoming Doctors and Finding Our Passions (0:00-26:39) "US colleges are warming up to China’s toughest exam" by Quartz On Being the Children of Immigrants (26:39-50:05) "Income Mobility Charts for Girls, Asian-Americans and Other Groups" by New York Times "Home" by Warsan Shire (not explicitly mentioned) "Economic inequality increases risk taking" by Payne et al. On Tinder, Love, and Soulmates (50:05-end) “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” on Netflix “Symposium” by Plato “How to Win Friends and Influence People” by Dale Carnegie "Company" by Stephen Sondheim

In today's episode, we introduce ourselves, our series, and explore the question: Why are we all so gosh darn lonely? --- Works Discussed High prevalence and adverse health effects of loneliness in community-dwelling adults across the lifespan: role of wisdom as a protective factor (Lee et al., 2018) David Foster Wallace's "This Is Water" speech, Kenyon College, 2005 Little Book of Hygge by Meik Wiking Vital Signs: Trends in State Suicide Rates — United States, 1999–2016 and Circumstances Contributing to Suicide The Limits of Friendship by Maria Konnikova (A New Yorker piece about the connection between Dunbar's Number and Facebook usage)