The power of strangers: the benefits of connecting in a suspicious world

Abstract

Prologue: Strangers in a cab -- Learning to talk, again -- A readily available source of happiness -- Maybe the world isn't so bad after all -- The howdy door -- How we learned to cooperate with strangers -- How we met -- The murderer and the man from another dimension -- Strangers from another dimension -- How to listen to strangers -- The problem with cities -- Diversity -- Stranger danger -- How fear and instability can make us friendly -- Procreating with strangers in Finland -- Back to school -- Okay, so when are we allowed to talk to strangers? -- Talking to strangers in the field -- How to talk to enemy strangers -- The god of strangers -- Epilogue: The next social renaissance.