The holidays bring joy, food, family, and sometimes tough conversations. It can feel impossible to talk across divides right now, but social science offers tools that actually help. I use a simple ...

Having a pleasant and productive conversation with someone you disagree with has never been easy. These days in America it can feel impossible. One recent Pew poll found nearly half of us think people ...

Most of us still like to think of ourselves as people who can talk things through. We say we value openness, nuance and honest disagreement. We teach our children to use their words. We tell our ...

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The author of a new book on how to have better conversations says you really need to stop trying to win arguments. Having a pleasant and productive conversation with someone you disagree with has ...

Nearly anyone can have more meaningful conversations by becoming an "opener," a term psychology researchers have for someone who easily gets others to open up. Why it matters: Research suggests that ...