Private Self
Who you are when no one is watching.
Your digital life is part of your health.
The Third Self Project explores how our online identities shape wellbeing — through research, community programs, and resources that treat digital life as real life.
Scroll to discoverThe three selves
Social Self
Who the world expects you to become.
Third Self
The identity built inside digital environments.
- dreamer
- observer
- hacker
Why this matters
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Loneliness
People can be surrounded yet profoundly disconnected.
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Identity
Digital spaces shape how we understand and perform ourselves.
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Masculinity
Online culture influences norms, vulnerability, and belonging.
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Algorithms
Invisible systems influence attention, emotion, and behavior.
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Community
Communities now emerge inside platforms as often as neighborhoods.
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Public Health
Digital environments deserve the same scientific attention as physical ones.
Featured Research
The loneliness paradox
More connected than ever — and lonelier than we admit. A synthesis of longitudinal studies on social isolation in the age of constant contact.
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