Talking to strangers: A week-long intervention reduces psychological barriers to social connection. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 102, 104356.

Think of talking to strangers as conversational practice that can make you more comfortable in social situations. The more you practice, the better you will become. Being able to go up to anyone and ...

Talking to strangers can be more beneficial than you might think. It can also be easier than you might imagine. Here's what the research has to say.

Talking To Strangers Introduces You To Different Kinds Of People Sociologists have observed our tendency to surround ourselves with people who are similar to us in terms of age, race, political ...

In an age where technology has made it easier to connect with anyone via social media or instant messaging, we often overlook the simple yet profound value of face-to-face interactions, writes ...

One benefit has stemmed from the situation: I started talking to strangers again. It is these interactions that have made me feel like a real member of the greater Chapel Hill community rather ...

Talking to Strangers. Chronicle illustration by Bill Russell The corner of 19th and Broadway in Oakland is a bad place to be alone and waiting for anything except trouble at 1 o'clock in the morning.

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The best place to say hello to strangers was the grocery store. I found myself in the cereal aisle with David McKenzie, a computer information systems sophomore, along with two other men -- strangers ...

Dr. Robinson said instead focus the conversation on who the child can trust and go over a list of adults that are considered ...

Talk to Strangers is a short game of everyday survival. Survive door to door conversations ranging from bizarre to mundane (in this order) while trying to sell products to strangers.