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Talking to Strangers Episode 4

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The Book Interrupted women continue their conversation on “Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know” by Malcolm Gladwell.  “Friends”, TV, The Stanley Milgram Experiment, authoritative figures, body language, and attractiveness - how do all these things influence our perceptions of strangers and our interactions with them?

Discussion Points:

  • Error in the Friends section - it’s Monica not Rachel!
  • Does your face show emotion the way that other people expect you to react?
  • How has TV affected how we interpret emotion on strangers’ faces?
  • Does anyone else’s nose tingle when other people touch their nose?
  • Experiments to see how people react to shocking situations 
  • The Stanley Milgram Experiment
  • Do you listen to authority figures, even against your own judgment?
  • Body language and attractiveness - how much do they impact our perceptions of others?
  • Buying music online

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