New web-first platform modernizes social discovery by combining interest-based filtering with anonymity to foster more ...

A new book by Gillian Sandstrom explains the research behind why it’s good for us to talk to strangers and how to go about it ...

We fear talking to strangers will be awkward and pointless. Science shows it actually brings us joy and opportunities. Here’s ...

You may generally disregard unfamiliar faces as background characters in the movie that is your life, but almost everyone you care about was once a stranger. Aside from the people who have been in ...

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 ...