Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider

From your perspective, what does a healthy social life really look like in day-to-day life?

Gosh, that feels especially relevant right now.

Social media connects millions and millions of us around the world.

And at the same time, it's, of course, linked to rising loneliness, especially among young people, teenagers, the loneliest generation.

What do you think is happening there?

And because, of course, this isn't just a teen issue, an issue for kids, for someone who feels stuck in the scroll, like so many of us, especially when it feels like everyone else is living their lives completely online.

What's a realistic way for us to do a social media reset without feeling totally cut off?

I love it.

Your friends did an intervention with you.

It really is.

Well, I want to zoom out for a moment here.

You have talked about how public trust in medicine and science has eroded.

It's certainly a topic that I am focused a lot on myself.

What do you think that we've misunderstood about trust?

Well, before we wrap up here, I'm curious, I'd love to imagine what could be different.

So from your perspective, what would it look like if schools, if our workplaces, maybe even cities were actually designed with human connection in mind?

Oh, my goodness.

I was not expecting to be so moved during this conversation.

Thank you.

Thank you so much, Vivek.