# Prof. Arun Sundararajan on the sharing economy and human connections

1 Faculty News April 23, 2014 ![WIRED logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_032348.jpg?itok=Wszefc-R)>

Excerpt from [WIRED](http://www.wired.com/2014/04/trust-in-the-share-economy/) -- “'The extent to which ­people are connected to each other is lower than what humans need,' NYU professor [Arun Sundararajan](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/arun-sundararajan) says. 'Part of the appeal of the sharing economy is helping to bridge that gap.'”

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