Hacker News with Generative AI: Social Interaction

Body Doubling (wikipedia.org)
Body doubling or parallel working[1] is a strategy used to initiate and complete tasks, such as household chores or writing and other computer tasks.[2] It involves the physical presence, virtual presence through a phone call, videotelephony or social media presence,[2][3] of someone with whom one shares their goals, which makes it more likely to achieve them.[1]

Productivity, Psychology, Social Interaction

65 points by tosh 4 days ago | 16 comments

Are fantasy games like Dungeons and Dragons a cure for US's loneliness epidemic? (businessinsider.com)
Are fantasy games like Dungeons & Dragons the cure for America's loneliness epidemic?

Games, Loneliness, Social Interaction, Mental Health

41 points by rntn 10 days ago | 75 comments

A Conversation Algorithm I Cribbed from Clinical Psychologists (taylor.town)
Many folks find me abrasive. I pry, probe, steamroll conversations, miss social cues, argue, trounce boundaries, send mixed/unintentional signals, deeply offend, and so on.

Artificial Intelligence, Psychology, Communication, Social Interaction

3 points by surprisetalk 18 days ago | 0 comments

Show HN: LLMs Playing Mafia games – See them lie, deceive, and reason (opennumbers.xyz)
GitHub

AI, Games, Social Interaction, Deception

42 points by uncanny_guzus 27 days ago | 24 comments

Why Talking to Strangers Is the Best Thing You Can Do for Your Mental Health (melmagazine.com)
If we can only break through the awkwardness barrier, striking up conversations at random is the cheapest form of therapy there is

Mental Health, Social Interaction, Psychology

30 points by makerdiety 102 days ago | 5 comments

Vasopressin boosts sociability in solitary monkeys (thetransmitter.org)
When monkeys that avoid social interactions inhale the hormone vasopressin, their sociability improves, a new study finds.

Neuroscience, Biology, Animal Behavior, Social Interaction

27 points by domofutu 125 days ago | 18 comments

Show HN: I made a conversation starter card game (convo.cards)
Turn any gathering into a memorable experience with our interactive ice breaker app.

Conversation Starters, Card Games, Social Interaction, Games, Mobile Apps

7 points by bribri 143 days ago | 0 comments

Ask HN: Learning to interact correctly in online communities as a neurodivergent (ycombinator.com)
I often encounter negative reactions in online communities, such as downvotes, being mistaken for a troll, and being misunderstood constantly.

Neurodiversity, Online Communities, Social Interaction, Communication

26 points by TheLoneCat 158 days ago | 34 comments

Show HN: Karl – A virtual friend you can text (ycombinator.com)
Hi HN! We're excited to introduce "Karl" – a virtual friend you can text to share what's on your mind.

Chatbots, AI, Personal Assistants, Mental Health, Social Interaction

10 points by cheeseblubber 161 days ago | 0 comments

Show HN: Icebreaking AI. A free tool to help you find close friends (icebreakinglab.com)

Artificial Intelligence, Social Interaction, Tools, Friendship

52 points by SirAlex 211 days ago | 47 comments

It's not just us: Other animals change their social habits in old age (knowablemagazine.org)

Aging, Animal Behavior, Social Interaction

112 points by Hooke 249 days ago | 62 comments

For Older People Who Are Lonely, Is the Solution a Robot Friend? (nytimes.com)

Loneliness, Aging, Robotics, Social Interaction, Technology

7 points by whack 268 days ago | 6 comments

A New Kind Of Dance Science (combinatorics of social dancing) (zacksdancelab.com)