Fighting the Loneliness of Space Travel

Long months or years spent in space can be isolating, making astronauts susceptible to boredom and depression. Here's a look at some long-term studies we've done here on Earth to figure out what isolation does to people, and how to make it a little more tolerable. Thumbnail Credit: University of Hawai‘i https://www.flickr.com/photos/uhawaii/34593743871/in/album-72157682024224650/ We want to learn more about you and your opinions! If you have time, please take a moment to fill out this survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SciShowSurvey2017 Thank you! Hosted by: Reid Reimers ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters: Kelly Landrum Jones, Sam Lutfi, Kevin Knupp, Nicholas Smith, D.A. Noe, alexander wadsworth, سلط الخليفي, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, Bella Nash, Charles Southerland, Bader AlGhamdi, James Harshaw, Patrick Merrithew, Patrick D. Ashmore, Candy, Tim Curwick, charles george, Saul, Mark Terrio-Cameron, Viraansh Bhanushali, Kevin Bealer, Philippe von Bergen, Chris Peters, Justin Lentz ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: http://www.cabinetmagazine.org/issues/30/foer.php http://mentalfloss.com/article/26483/4-bizarre-experiments-should-never-be-repeated https://io9.gizmodo.com/an-experiment-that-tested-a-mans-tolerance-for-isolati-1503280842 https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20170001366.pdf https://www.nasa.gov/analogs/hera http://hi-seas.org/?cat=84 https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/08/good-news-future-colonists-mars-meals-may-feature-nutella/278682/ https://aeon.co/essays/what-four-months-on-mars-taught-me-about-boredom http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877705816322792 Images: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:STS-129_Zvezda_sunrise.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Candle_light_inside_the_Luray_Caverns_-_panoramio.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mokuaweoweo_from_the_air.gif https://www.flickr.com/photos/uhawaii/31571356064/in/album-72157677141586901/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mauna_Loa_from_the_air.jpg https://www.flickr.com/photos/uhawaii/34593743611/in/album-72157682024224650/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/uhawaii/34593744011/in/album-72157682024224650/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/uhawaii/34593743721/in/album-72157682024224650/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/uhawaii/34562993482/in/album-72157682024224650/