The Science of How Small Talk Can Add Up to a Big Life with Dr. Gillian Sandstrom
Welcome to the Conversation Factory, conversation designers. My guest today is Dr. Gillian Sandstrom, a psychologist at the University of Sussex who studies what happens when we talk to people we don't know. She is a scientist of Small Talk.
Her book, Once Upon a Stranger, is all about the scienc…
CM 326: Gillian Sandstrom on How Small Talk Can Change Your Life
Opportunities for human connection are all around us. When we’re in a café. At a restaurant. In a checkout line. Each instance is an opportunity for small talk with a stranger. And these interactions can yield big benefits.
Unfortunately, most of us are missing out. We’re not aware of how powerfu…
Why you should talk to strangers, with Gillian Sandstrom, PhD, and Jon Levy
Despite the fact that so many people profess to dislike making small talk, it turns out that talking to strangers and acquaintances can actually strengthen our mental health and enrich our lives. What do we gain from meeting new people? What have we been missing out on this past year as COVID-19 ha…
Relationships 2.0: The Power of Tiny Interactions
As you go about your day, you likely interact with family, friends and coworkers. These relationships can help you feel cared for and connected. But what if there’s a whole category of people in your life whose impact is overlooked? Today, in a favorite episode from our archives, psychologist Gilli…
Relationships 2.0: The Power of Tiny Interactions
As you're going about your day, you likely interact with family, friends and coworkers. These relationships can help you feel cared for and connected. But what if there's a whole category of people in your life whose impact is overlooked? In the second episode of our "Relationships 2.0" series, psy…
Walk with Pete Bombaci: Social Support Is Life Support
What if human connection isn't simply good for us, but essential to how we're designed to live?
Susan has long said that social support is life support. In this conversation with Pete Bombaci, founder of GenWell, that belief becomes an exploration of social health, belonging, and what happens when…
We’re lonelier than ever. Being “a regular” could help.
Do you have a place where everybody knows your coffee order? Your cat's name? How you like your eggs? Then congrats! You're a regular!
This hour, we explore the value of becoming a regular (and how to do so) in our ever disconnected society. Plus, we hear about the regulars of Claire's Corner Copi…
Office Hours: The Big Benefits of Small Talk (with Dr. Gillian Sandstrom)
What if the key to a more connected life isn't deeper conversations with the people closest to you, but a little more chitchat with the people you barely know?
Dr. Gillian Sandstrom is an associate professor in the psychology of kindness at the University of Sussex. Her research focuses on the bene…
Relationships 2.0: The Power of Tiny Interactions
As you go about your day, you likely interact with family, friends and coworkers. These relationships can help you feel cared for and connected. But what if there’s a whole category of people in your life whose impact is overlooked? Today, in a favorite episode from our archives, psychologist Gilli…
Relationships 2.0: The Power of Tiny Interactions
As you're going about your day, you likely interact with family, friends and coworkers. These relationships can help you feel cared for and connected. But what if there's a whole category of people in your life whose impact is overlooked? In the second episode of our "Relationships 2.0" series, psy…
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