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Part 1 of the TED Radio Hour episode So Awkward. As a kid, Ty Tashiro was an awkward stats nerd. Now, as a social scientist, he explains why the characteristics that make people awkward can actually ...

While pretty much the entire population has given up on manners and runs around in pajamas much of the time, there is one cardinal sin no young person wants to commit: social awkwardness (see also ...

When you hear these subtle clues in a conversation, a socially awkward person might be trying to connect with you. Have you ever been in the middle of a conversation with some friends when someone ...

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Few people escaped the pandemic unscathed by some degree of social awkwardness."It's not just you. We're all socially awkward now," a 2021 Washington Post headline opined. Even as "normal" life has ...

In a recent essay in The New York Times called “We’re All Socially Awkward Now,” journalist Kate Murphy suggests that over the course of this pandemic human social skills have begun to get rusty ...

Some people struggle even in the most ordinary conversations. Having simple conversations with people can be extremely difficult for those of us who are socially awkward. We are constantly ...

As a kid, Ty Tashiro was an awkward stats nerd. Now, as a social scientist, he explains why the characteristics that make people awkward can... Why the world needs socially awkward people Part 1 of ...