From local meetings to online platforms, conversation remains a powerful way to bridge divides, encourage understanding, and strengthen communities worldwide.

Small talk is a common element of workplace environments, but some welcome it more than others, research shows, and some avoid it altogether. Other research has found that while the presence of ...

We need to start an important conversation about all of the important conversations we need to have. Our backlog of important conversations seems to be growing at a much faster rate than these actual ...

Think about the last time you told a story to a friend. You probably adjusted it halfway through. You saw their eyebrows lift. You noticed them lean in, or glance away. You clarified a detail. You ...

You know the feeling. You’re at a party, doing your best to chat up the room, when suddenly the conversation falls off a cliff. You’ve asked all the small-talk staples: what they do, where they’re ...

That awkward silence. We’ve all been there. Maybe it’s when you’re meeting someone for the first time. On a date, even. Or in a job interview. Have you ever felt afraid that you would run out of ...

There was once a time when strangers talked to one another, sometimes eagerly. “In past eras, daily life made it necessary for individuals to engage with others different from themselves,” Paula ...

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What happens when we become too dependent on our mobile phones? According to MIT sociologist Sherry Turkle, author of the new book Reclaiming Conversation, we lose our ability to have deeper, more ...

Conversation card games can be entertaining at parties – and help us foster deep connections and intimacy, which can otherwise be elusive Last summer I was at a friend’s barbecue when he pulled out a ...

Ever wondered how some people seem able to keep up with the conversation they're having while also noticing what's being said ...