Ros Thomas, a globe-trotting journalist and columnist, shares her deep dive into the universal experience of loneliness. She recounts meeting a 70-year-old man who found solace with a small robot, and visits a unique Swedish share house where the elderly and young asylum seekers support one another. Ros opens up about her own childhood struggles with loneliness after her father left, and highlights innovative solutions, like AI companions and community hubs, to combat this growing epidemic.