We’ve all been there. After a long day of travel, you’re just one Uber ride away from finally reaching your destination.

I used to dread the gap. The moment at a party, a work event, a dinner where you’ve just met someone and the first obvious ...

Some people can sense a fake person from a mile away. If a woman can tell who you are just by looking at you, she has highly ...

Small talk has been a pain point for me for years, but it sank to new lows at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. I was at the playground one day, sweating in a K-95 while pushing my maskless ...

Many people noticed that their social skills got a little rusty during the pandemic. My latest book discusses the psychology of mirrors and reflections. Research explains why being reflected by others ...

“I didn't realize how important small talk was until I met the lack of it,” Y Combinator’s Paul Graham said about his first ...

People with whom you make small talk are made aware that for at least one moment in their lives, they have a safe home with ...

We’ve all been there. Whether it’s checking out at a store or trying to lull the awkwardness when meeting someone new, small talk has been used by all of us. For some people, having these little ...