Currents

A curated stream of headlines from the wider current — research, reflection, and the changing public conversation around solitude, rest, psychological safety, and being alone well. Updated continuously from trusted sources.

From the Wider Shore

Long-form science, philosophy, and the academy.

Hakai Magazine

• So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
• The First First Responders
• How, Exactly, Could Deep-Sea Mining Benefit All of Humanity?
• The Canoe in the Forest
• What’s Next for Deep-Sea Mining?
• The Personal Toll of Canada’s Broken Fishing Promises

Psyche

• The wolverine gospel
• Pierre Bourdieu: habitus
• The thinking style that makes people vulnerable to extremism
• What moments of insight have in common
• How to deal with relationship OCD
• The game

University Affairs

• Help! AI stole my students’ brains!
• End your job, keep your friends
• Eight tips to sail through your science or engineering PhD
• Navigating change at Memorial University
• Nature and First Nations honoured at Trent University
• Ottawa must step up support for scientific research in French, advisory panel says

The Quiet Office

Loneliness, psychological safety, and isolation at work.

Workplace Loneliness

• How can HR tackle the rise of workplace loneliness – hrnews.co.uk
• Mental health in the workplace – NHS Employers
• Retention risk | How EY's Chief Wellbeing Officer is tackling workplace loneliness – HR Grapevine
• Workplace Loneliness Is The Leadership Crisis AI Cannot Fix – Forbes
• Feeling stressed? Get a workplace bestie – The Globe and Mail
• Breeze Wellbeing Launches “Insights” Feature to Address Workplace Loneliness – Yahoo Finance

Psychological Safety

• Worker engagement just hit a decade low — and new data from 88 million employees shows why managers are the problem – Fortune
• Social safety in the workplace: the art of saying no politely – fashionunited.uk
• What Most Leaders Get Wrong About Psychological Safety – SUCCESS Magazine
• Behavioral health in the workplace: Supporting fire fighter well-being – IAFF
• The evolution of psychological safety duties – hrleader.com.au
• 4 steps to increase trust on your work teams. – Psychology Today

Loneliness Epidemic & Research

• Too many Zooms, too little face time. Is remote work making us lonely? – USA Today
• Can travel solve the loneliness epidemic? WeRoad's co-founder Fabio Bin thinks so – Inbox.lv
• Can travel solve the loneliness epidemic? WeRoad's co-founder Fabio Bin thinks so – Yahoo
• WeRoad co-founder Fabio Bin on the business of making new friends – Euronews
• The Connection Economy Responds To The Loneliness Epidemic – TheFutureParty
• CEO: Nonprofit service helps combat loneliness epidemic – The Business Journals

Remote Work & Isolation

• Remote work could threaten your relationship – PsyPost
• Too many Zooms, too little face time. Is remote work making us lonely? – USA Today
• Remote Work Can Increase Loneliness. Here’s How To Stay Connected – Forbes
• Remote work linked to mental health concerns in major US study – Workplace Insight
• The office doesn’t fix loneliness at work – Fast Company
• The mental health effects of remote work – MSN

Echoes of the Inquiry

Adjacent terms, the right to rest, and Scholarly Personal Narrative in the wild.

Alonetude — Adjacent Terms

• The Rise of Quiet Adventure: Why Luxury Travellers Prefer Soft Exploration in 2026 – Outlook Luxe
• Experts warn loneliness crisis poses serious health risks – MSN
• Broads ranked in top three national parks (though they technically aren't one) – edp24.co.uk
• ‘To Hold a Mountain,’ a Meditation on Sisterhood, Grief and Perseverance, Wins Top Prize at Millennium Docs Against Gravity – IMDb
• What If Being Alone Was Good for You? A Study Challenges Common Beliefs – Futura, le média qui explore le monde
• 9 personality traits people who love being alone often share – Futura, le média qui explore le monde

Right to Rest

• Seattle Secure Scheduling Ordinance Lawsuit Investigation – ClassAction.org
• Updates to Chicago’s Fair Workweek Ordinance Expand Employer Obligations – Jackson Lewis
• Protect play, protect childhood – Commemorating the International Day of Play – UNICEF
• Chicago Implements Changes to Fair Workweek Rules, Which Take Effect June 1, 2026 – Littler Mendelson P.C.
• Working on weekends? What labour laws say about your right to rest – Business Standard
• Theraflu’s Right to Rest and Recover campaign now in fifth year – Chain Drug Review

Scholarly Personal Narrative

• Inspiring Change, One Chapter at a Time – Duke Today
• Innovating doctoral research through podcasting – The University of British Columbia
• 2022 outstanding grads – University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
• A professor who has taught for more than a half century explains why he hasn't been willing to retire (opinion) – Inside Higher Ed