Author Talk

Heron Books is delighted to support this event organised by the Bristol Humanists.

Full details and tickets: https://www.meetup.com/bristol-humanists/events/305649303/ 

In our post-pandemic online world are we becoming more and more socially isolated? If so, what does that mean for us humans, the most social of all animals? We have evolved and are genetically pre-disposed to live in large social groups. Social interaction and cooperation is key to our 'success' and flourishing as a species. In this talk, based on a recent article in New Humanist, Marie le Conte will make the case that the pandemic, and near universal access to the internet, has just speeded up a fundamental long-term shift in our social patterns, leading to reduced social interaction.