The COVID era has reinforced the vital nature of friendship, community and connection - not just to other humans but also nature, algorithms, animals and art.As you'll hear in this episode, friendship also influences our health and humanity.Featuring:Rosie Braidotti - contemporary philosopher and feminist theoretician at Utrecht UniversityProfessor Nikos Papastergiadis - from the University of Melbourne Arts Faculty, author of ‘On Art and Friendship’Dr Katie Greenaway - from University of Melbourne's Psychological Sciences, researcher on social connectionOur sound engineer is Arch Cuthbertson.Your hosts and researchers are Dr Andi Horvath ad Dr Suzie Fraser.Additional voices are Siri and Chris Hatzis.The producer is Dr Andi Horvath.Production assistant is Silvi Vann-Wall.This podcast was recorded in December 2020 and January 2021.