"Loneliness is the biggest disease in the world right now," founder Francesco Vitali said. "So we built a platform where ...

In 1979, 6-year-old Etan Patz disappeared while walking to his school bus stop in lower Manhattan. And then, in 1981 with the disappearance of Adam Walsh, the nation froze. Missing children’s photos ...

Research shows we dread talking to strangers but we’re much happier when we actually do. These tools can help. Layoffs, tariffs, AI disruption, polarization, looming climate disaster. There are plenty ...

As children, most of us were raised to not talk to strangers. The rule is meant to keep us safe, but carrying the idea into adulthood can cause us to miss out on enriching conversations. A new study ...

A couple of years ago, I started to talk to strangers. That’s not to say I hadn’t talked to strangers before that, because I had. I’m the son and brother of highly social small-­business owners, and I ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Illustration by Natasha Eliya “Sonder n. the realization that each passerby has a life as vivid ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — After two suspected kidnapping attempts in San Diego this past week, some parents may be weighing the importance of having the “stranger danger” talk with their children. Just ...

Are you an Irish person living in another country? Did a fellow-passenger say hello and smile when you sat beside them on the ...

‘Yesterday afternoon I had a long talk with Herr Hitler . ... and I feel satisfied now that each of us fully understands what is in the mind of the other.’ Having met Adolf Hitler in Berchtesgaden, ...

Depending on your natural level of extraversion, you may view chit-chat with strangers more like a mild form of torture than a mood booster (as an introvert, I hear you). But the research is clear: ...