A hunger for social contact, MIT News
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MIT neuroscientists have found that the longings for social interaction felt during isolation are neurologically very similar to the food cravings people experience when hungry.
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Communicating across time, MIT News
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Take Action During Hunger Action Month! - Food Lifeline
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Food Drive BCB - Amigos do Bem!
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Solving world hunger - on the Discussion of Musk and Beasley - Welthungerhilfe
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Computational model mimics humans' ability to predict emotions, MIT News
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Forced Social Isolation Causes Neural Craving Similar to Hunger - Scientific American Blog Network
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Was childhood obesity a real concern or pretext for Iowa's governor? - Bleeding Heartland
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Good News for Coffee Lovers
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The Loneliness of the Social Distancer Triggers Brain Cravings Akin to Hunger
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UN Deletes Article Titled 'The Benefits of World Hunger.' Was It Real or Satire? - Foundation for Economic Education