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Aug 17, 2008

"The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy, we can all sense a mysterious connection to each other." --Meryl Streep

Seeing Human

"Seventy-five percent of pet owners consider their animal part of the family. Eighty percent of computer users curse out loud at uncooperative machines. Seventy percent of people who own a Roomba the much-hyped room-cleaning robot end up giving it a name. Most of us are apt to attach human characteristics to nonhuman objects and animals, a tendency known as anthropomorphism. New research now suggests that this tendency reflects our deep drive to form social connections." This article from Greater Good shares more on how our brains cope with loneliness.