A quick look at how we have designed the modern world suggests that most people would prefer not talking to strangers. We order our food via apps to avoid talking to a restaurant employee or cashier.

Nick Epley was commuting to work at the University of Chicago when he looked across the train and wondered: Why are all these people sitting elbow to elbow ignoring each other? Epley, a professor of ...

A hilarious and chaotic public prank capturing an awkward exchange with strangers on the street. The host adopts a childish persona to ask unsuspecting people for dating advice for an upcoming ...