Awkward silences are the worst! Try these simple, therapist-approved tips for holding up your end of a conversation. How to ...

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As humans, we’re talking to each other constantly. With all that practice, we must be pretty good at it—right? Not exactly. As a professor at Harvard Business School and author of Talk: The Science of ...

When it comes to communicating across differences, Gail Heyman has both professional insight and personal experience. As a developmental psychologist at UC San Diego, she studies how people form ...

My mother-in-law enjoys hosting dinner parties with guests who can engage in stimulating conversation. I recall one statement that she made over thirty years ago that still intrigues me. "He's a great ...

At this point, it’s impossible to deny: Healthcare is being transformed by the introduction and mass adoption of powerful AI technologies. Just a few years after the launch of generative AI, the ...

Portrait of two engineers working together with Artificial Intelligence. As explored in a recent column, artificial intelligence’s impact on the future of work depends less on algorithms than on ...

Listening to your tunes, but your neighbor is feeling chatty? Ordering a latte but your hands are full so you can't pause your podcast? Conversation detection, a feature on some headphones and ...