Research, including one study published in journal Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, suggests we learn more from our ...

Not long ago, Ed Burns was at a dinner party in New York City. It was one of those civilized affairs with guests who are all ...

Some reasons to be wary of the pre-recorded message “this call may be recorded for training and quality purposes,” says ...

The Santa Rosa City Schools will close six campuses in the face of a $20 million deficit. The Press Democrat and NorCal ...

To understand the value of conversation as a means of communication, I suggest looking to writing from 18th-century Britain. This period saw a shift away from monarchy towards parliamentary ...

After being stiffed by more than one customer in a night, a server asks if it's okay to ask for feedback from a customer on ...

During dinners out with her grandchildren, Jean Long Manteufel adheres to a no phones rule and random conversation starters.

I thought the person that I was (talking to) with was more than a coworker, but also my friend. I was hurt that she and another co-worker were talking about me behind my back. When she returned to our ...

Danny Dyer shared how worried he was for daughter Dani, who is exhausted by her three kids under four, and gushed about ...

Queer Book Club will be at 6:30 p.m. on Zoom. This month’s read is “The Henna Wars” by Adiba Jaigirdar. The book is available ...

To kick off our discussion, I googled “conversation starters for grandchildren ... Of course, you can’t just ask them questions but also answer them yourself, so they get to know you ...