Tag: Friends
Are fears of saying ‘no’ overblown?
Julian Givi, West Virginia University and Colleen P. Kirk, New York Institute of Technology
Everyone has been there. You...
Some of the Renaissance’s most romantic love poems weren’t for lovers
Shannon McHugh, UMass Boston
As poets have demonstrated for centuries, a sonnet for your beloved never goes out of...
Friendship research is getting an update – and that’s key for...
Jessica D. Ayers, Boise State University
The benefits of friendship go far beyond having someone to confide in or...
Should you be friends with your co-workers? Here’s what the research says
Stephen Friedman, York University, Canada
In my teens and twenties, I didn’t think much about how important it was...
When meeting someone new, try skirting the small talk and digging...
Amit Kumar, University of Texas at Austin; Michael Kardas, Northwestern University, and Nicholas Epley, University of Chicago
Even as...
What happens to your life stories if you delete your Facebook...
Michael Humphrey, Colorado State University
If the latest deluge of Facebook controversies has you ready to kick the app...
‘Wrong number? Let’s chat’ Maasai herders in East Africa use misdials...
Timothy D. Baird, Virginia Tech; Emily Woodhouse, UCL, and J. Terrence McCabe, University of Colorado Boulder
Sometimes wrong numbers...
6 things you can do to cope with boredom at a...
Erin C. Westgate, University of Florida
More and more of us are staying home in an attempt to slow down the spreading coronavirus. But being...