-
People hate small talk so much that some hosts have started banning it from their parties
We’d just left a crowded birthday party when a friend told me he admired the way I made small talk. It’s painful for him, he said, to do the idle chit-chat thing with every new
-
The Norms, They Are a Changin’
Psychological scientist Norman Gachia discusses his disturbing research conclusions about the dwindling number of social and cultural Norms
-
Probing the Good in Bad Behavior
Some human conduct widely considered to be nasty or harmful, such as objectification and gossiping, may have some beneficial features after all, according to a stream of recent behavioral studies.
-
Gossip May Create Community
Getting the scuttlebutt on your friends, neighbors, and colleagues’ social slip-ups may be key to building community
