2026
- Connection · One Chart4 min read
40% of Americans report moderate to severe loneliness. The barrier they name is time.
The second annual Social Connection in America survey, run by RAND and The Connection Institute with Julianne Holt-Lunstad — the author of the 148-study meta-analysis this site cites more than any other — as its scientific lead, was released this morning.
- Connection · One Chart3 min read
Another country counts: half of Australians report some form of social disconnection
Ending Loneliness Together, the Australian research coalition led from the University of Sydney, released its State of the Nation report today: a nationally weighted survey of 4,001 people aged 12 to 95, fielded in January and February.
- Connection · One Chart4 min read
One in five Americans was lonely 'a lot of the day yesterday.' That number belongs on every health dashboard.
Gallup's latest well-being report, published today, is headlined by depression — 19.1% of US adults say they currently have or are being treated for it, roughly 51 million people, nearly double the 2015 figure — but the line we watch is the one underneath.
- One Chart · Follow the Money3 min read
One chart: twelve deals took 59% of the quarter's health money. The band was the biggest.
Rock Health's first-quarter tally, out today, counts $4.0 billion of venture money into US digital health across 110 deals, up from $3.0 billion across 122 deals a year ago.