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Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

Jonathan responds to your texts and tweets, is joined in studio for all the latest science stories for Newsround and speaks to one of our two guests featured on the show. Listen and subscribe to Futureproof with Johnathan McCrea on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.   You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'

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The Science of Ostracism & Covid-19 Science Newsround

We humans are social animals.  Social interactions are essential to maintaining a sense of belonging and allow us to engage more fully with our feelings and emotions. So, when we get sidelined, or cut out of the group, it can hurt.  It can hurt a lot. But being ostracised is more than that and it can have a terrible psychological and emotional effect on us, so why do we do it to others and what function does it serve? Dr. Kip Williams, Distinguished Professor of Psychological Sciences from Purdue University