For people who feel lonely, a trip to the supermarket could help – if only the store provided opportunities to chat at the checkout. A Dutch chain has done just that, and customers and staff love it.
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Reader in Education with Psychology and Centre for Death and Society, University of Bath
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Animal Behaviour, University of Exeter
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Director of the Center for the Science of Social Connection, University of Washington
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Doctoral candidate, psychology, University of Washington
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Lecturer in Sociology, Deputy Director of the Centre for Ageing and the Life Course, University of Liverpool
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Assistant Professor of Evolution and Medicine, Arizona State University
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Louise Grimmer is a Friend of The Conversation.
Senior Lecturer in Retail Marketing, University of Tasmania
