Growing up, I was taught to never talk to strangers. Even in the off-chance the blanket statement about stranger danger rings true, leading child safety experts do not recommend teaching kids in this ...

I’ve always been a fairly outgoing person, but the idea of talking to strangers and befriending acquaintances still made me ...

This post is Part 2 of a series. Part 1 can be found here. Recently, I was asked to blurb a book called Once Upon a Stranger. In it, I learned fascinating insights on why talking to strangers can ...

The book explores how beginning conversations with strangers and having deeper conversations rather than talking about the ...

From classes, to dorms, to dining halls, there is almost always a solid crowd of people just nearby. We have all experienced the rush of freshman year as we try to find and build our friend groups.

What if you could learn how to talk to anyone?

I travel a lot. Last year, I took dozens of trips for work, visiting family and friends, and vacation. One of my favorite things to do at airport gates, on trains, or in the backseat of Ubers is chat.

Psychologist Gillian Sandstrom is an introvert who gets overwhelmed by noisy environments and crowded social gatherings. So, you might be surprised to learn that talking with strangers has become both ...

New web-first platform modernizes social discovery by combining interest-based filtering with anonymity to foster more meaningful global connections. MONTREAL, QUEBEC ...

A quick look at how we have designed the modern world suggests that most people would prefer not talking to strangers. We order our food via apps to avoid talking to a restaurant employee or cashier.

I was always amazed at the ability of my husband’s parents to strike up conversations with total strangers any time in almost any place. Most memorable was an escalator ride going down to the main ...