How a meaningful conversation with a stranger can boost your wellbeing

Research shows that having deep, meaningful conversations with a stranger can boost our social engagements and make us feel good. Image: UNSPLASH/ Kevin Laminto
Amit Kumar
Assistant Professor of Marketing, University of Texas at Austin
Michael Kardas
Postdoctoral Fellow in Management and Marketing, Northwestern University
Nicholas Epley
John Templeton Keller Distinguished Service Professor of Behavioral Science,, University of Chicago
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