In Person

Research on long-term connection, and what to do with it.

What it is

In Person is Akta's Sunday newsletter and blog. Each issue takes one idea from research on long-term connection and turns it into something you can try that week, with a friend, a date, or anyone you're close to.

Every issue has the same shape: the idea, the study behind it, and one thing to try this week. Issues come in series. The first, Foundations, walks through the six pillars that research keeps pointing back to.

How we pick sources

• Peer-reviewed first. We lead with published research, and we name it. Every issue lists its sources at the bottom.
• Patterns over single studies. We favor reviews and large studies over one surprising result.
• Honest about limits. When the research is early or mixed, we say so.
• No made-up numbers. If we can't point to where a claim comes from, it doesn't go in.

Who writes it

The Akta team and the people we learn from. Akta hosts curated, in-person events in Nashville for people who want to meet others who share their values. See upcoming events.