From fleeting small talk to that ever-growing social media thread, everyday life is laced with conversations. Not all conversations might seem consequential. But like the flap of a butterfly’s wing, ...

He told her the figure had to be a mistake. She checked again, and the number held. What happened to 3,000 words a day since ...

Talking while driving is widely recognized as a major source of distraction, but the specific ways conversation interferes with the earliest stages of visual processing have remained largely unclear.

There was once a time when strangers talked to one another, sometimes eagerly. “In past eras, daily life made it necessary for individuals to engage with others different from themselves,” Paula ...

Business is not hiding, coach Darryl Davis writes. It is standing next to you at the deli counter, cutting your hair and sitting on the bleachers two rows down. Ask a doctor what happens at a barbecue ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A recent study conducted by the University of Missouri-Kansas City found that daily conversations are shrinking, with people speaking 300 fewer words each day. Valeria ...