With regard to politeness, you don’t need to bend over backward to preserve a stranger’s feelings (or even a friend’s). The ...

Gillian Sandstrom, an associate professor of psychology at the University of Sussex and author of the upcoming book “Once ...

Remember when parents told kids not to talk to strangers? A 2022 study suggests adults might benefit from the opposite.

Omegle was a popular site for online chatting and random video chats with strangers from all over the globe. Following 14 years of service, Omegle has terminated its services after being misused by ...

Explore the secrets, Easter eggs, and storytelling behind LEGO's Stranger Things: The Creel House build in our interview with ...

A campaign aimed at tackling loneliness by encouraging strangers to chat with each other in pubs has spread to six other countries. Prompted by the death of his best friend, Dean Perryman reserved ...

Most of us know (or are) a person who seems to get everyone to open up to them. Sometimes, they don’t even need to say anything. They just sit down next to you and start talking away, acting as if you ...

When Fabian Hurzeler took a flamethrower to Arsenal's tactics, it probably came as little surprise to those who know him. The ...

Whatever their focus, all these groups share a common goal: helping people find connection, something ever more elusive these days. In 2023, the surgeon general declared that our loneliness epidemic ...

Ro Mitchell is no stranger to negative self-talk. In her book, How to talk to yourself, Mitchell relays the wisdom she has ...

The first time Chidi Okafor spoke to someone from Germany without leaving his room in Enugu, he was 22 years old, unemployed, and had little more than a smartphone and a decent data connection. That ...