Show Notes
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
Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:
Book Interrupted YouTube Channel
Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know by Malcolm Gladwell
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