The idea is you can clearly hear people talking from within that bubble ... If someone else enters the bubble, they can join the conversation too. “Our abilities to focus on the people in ...

In fact, many people assume that talking a lot during a conversation is bad when it’s actually not. Similar to the liking gap, people tend to underestimate how much other people enjoy hearing ...

But as reopening economies and slowly easing back into society becomes a reality, some people are deciding to form, quote, "social bubbles" with ... I live alone. And talking to friends on Zoom ...

Social media has transformed how people talk to each ... connections between bubbles can provide a better grasp on these problems. [ Deep knowledge, daily. Sign up for The Conversation’s newsletter.

It’s nothing that matters much, but you’ve suddenly found yourself participating in small talk. Some people might dread the seemingly insignificant conversation or think it’s not worth their ...

Small talk is an opportunity for us to learn about others, to learn about ourselves, and to collaborate, he says. “I often challenge people to ... mind when starting a conversation–you ...

First, we found that people tend to think they should speak about 45% of the time to be likable in a one-on-one conversation with ... that the people you are talking to are a hundred times more ...