A new book by Gillian Sandstrom explains the research behind why it’s good for us to talk to strangers and how to go about it ...

As humans, we’re talking to each other constantly. With all that practice, we must be pretty good at it—right? Not exactly. As a professor at Harvard Business School and author of Talk: The Science of ...

Whether you are talking with a new acquaintance, family member, or a romantic partner, agreement fuels authenticity when it comes to understanding the world around us, including the assurance that ...

Many people entering therapy suffer from a lack of, and often a total absence of, intimate conversations. You could fill a book with reasons for this desert of intimate dialogue without exhausting its ...