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Gillian Sandstrom is an associate professor of psychology at the University of Sussex, where she conducts research on minimal social interactions between strangers and teaches a class called Social Connection and Disconnection. Her research interests also include kindness and well-being, and she is the director of the Sussex Centre for Research on Kindness. Gillian holds a PhD in psychology from the University of British Columbia, an MA in psychology from Ryerson (now Toronto Metropolitan) University and a BMath in computer science from the University of Waterloo. Her writing has appeared in Harvard Business Review and Scientific American, and her research has been featured in major media outlets in the US (e.g., The New York Times, The Was ...more

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	Once Upon a Stranger: The Science of How “Small” Talk Can Add Up to a Big Life 3.72 avg rating — 127 ratings — published 2026 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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