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Learning novel information is, for many people, one of life’s great joys, and conversing with others—especially those we don’t know well—is among the most effective ways to gain new knowledge in daily ...

Some individuals have such magnetic energy, that others feel very comfortable with them. In fact, people who have total ...

Gillian Sandstrom, an associate professor of psychology at the University of Sussex and author of the upcoming book “Once Upon a Stranger: The Science of How ‘Small Talk’ Can Add Up to a Big Life,” ...