为了减少孤独感, 在波士顿安装了一个公共电话连接年轻人与雷诺的老年人. Matter Neuroscience installed a pay phone in Boston connecting young adults with seniors in Reno to reduce loneliness.

波士顿大学附近安装的临时"打电话给年轻人"公众号, 将新成年人和内华达州雷诺市老年人联系起来,促进了几代人的自发对话. A temporary "Call a Boomer" pay phone installed near Boston University connected young adults with seniors in Reno, Nevada, fostering spontaneous conversations between generations. 该项目由神经科学初创公司Matter Neuroscience运营，旨在通过鼓励非计划的人类互动来对抗孤独感。 The project, run by the neuroscience startup Matter Neuroscience, aimed to combat loneliness by encouraging unplanned, human interactions. 虽然该手机已被移除, 但在一个月内仍能接到75个直通电话和348条语音邮件. The phone, active for about a month, generated 75 direct calls and 348 voicemails, though it has since been removed.