Isolation scientist’s legacy

The World

Anchor Marco Werman reports on the life and work of Italian sociologist Maurizio Montalbini, who died last week at the age of 56. Montalbini spent months at a time living alone in caves to study the effects of isolation. His work was used by NASA and some of the world’s top universities.

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