BackStory   /     When You Just Want to be Alone: The History of Solitude in America

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We all have times when we want to be alone, but what is the history of solitude in America? How are experiments on dolphins connected with consciousness raising and isolation tanks? And what does Thoreau’s solitary experiment at Walden Pond have to teach us all in the digital age? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Summary

We all have times when we want to be alone, but what is the history of solitude in America? How are experiments on dolphins connected with consciousness raising and isolation tanks? And what does Thoreau’s solitary experiment at Walden Pond have to teach us all in the digital age? 






Subtitle
On this episode of BackStory, Ed, Brian and Joanne examine the reasons Americans seek solitude.
Duration
3381
Publishing date
2019-01-18 19:57
Contributors
  BackStory / Panoply
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