The Social Molecule

A book about alcohol, connection, and what we lose in an age of optimisation

by Natasha Loder

For most of our history, alcohol has been the technology we reach for to bond, celebrate, mourn and make peace. The Social Molecule asks what happens to human connection in an age of optimisation and individual wellness — when we increasingly put the bottle down.

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