Social awkwardness is something many people experience from time to time, but certain habits can make social interactions more uncomfortable than they need to be. While most of these behaviors are ...

It's impossible to avoid socially awkward moments entirely, but this social scientist has a few strategies. Ty Tashiro told the Atlantic's "How to talk to people" podcast he does mental prep before ...

Having simple conversations with people can be extremely difficult for those of us who are socially awkward. We are constantly overthinking every word that leaves our mouth, making sure we laugh at ...

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 ...

Have you ever been in the middle of a conversation with some friends when someone abruptly adds a comment that steers it off course? It may seem like this person was being rude, but often they're ...

A cat and a dog have left the internet in stitches after a video of them behaving like they're "socially awkward" went viral on social media last week. George originally went viral on TikTok a few ...

For individuals who experience social awkwardness, navigating conversations and interactions can feel like a delicate dance. Often, in an attempt to connect or fill uncomfortable silences, they might ...

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 ...

"Awkward" is a subjective term, but generally speaking, awkward moments are just "deviations from small social expectations," explains Ty Tashiro, PhD, a psychologist and the author of AWKWARD: The ...

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“I’m looking for a kumquat. Do you know what that looks like?” Kay Kingsman flagged down a fellow shopper in the grocery store with that question – and no, he couldn’t identify a kumquat. But she kept ...