Lydia Denworth is an award-winning science writer and a contributing editor at Scientific American. She is the author of several books of popular science including Friendship, The Toxic Truth, and more

In our conversation, we go over how friendship has evolved from our ancestors to the modern age, why more people are lonelier than ever, and tools/tips to foster our core relationships to live happier and longer lives.

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Past guests on Growth Minds include: ⁠⁠Robert Kiyosaki⁠⁠ (Rich Dad Poor Dad), ⁠⁠Steve Aoki⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Robert Greene⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Dr. Jason Fung⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Dr. Steven Gundry⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Neil deGrasse Tyson⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Dennis Rodman⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Wim Hof⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Robin Sharma⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Vanessa Van Edwards⁠⁠, ⁠⁠King Bach⁠⁠, Daniel Pink, Dr. William Davis, Doctor Mike, Lewis Howes (School of Greatness), Tom Bilyeu (Impact Theory), Andrew Yang, Dr. Paul Conti, Charles Hoskinson (Ethereum), Dr. Drew (After Dark), Jo Koy, Jordan Belfort (Wolf of Wall Street), Gad Saad, Adam Carolla, Louis the Child, Vishen Lakhiani (Mindvalley), Bret Weinstein (DarkHorse Podcast), James Nestor, Dave Rubin, Scott Adams (Real Coffee with Scott Adams), and more..