Volodymyr Pavlyshyn·1d agoStrongtalk: The Fastest Smalltalk You Never UsedHow a typed Smalltalk from a tiny 1990s startup ended up inside Java, Chrome and FlutterA response icon1A response icon1
Bob Paulson·4d agoHow to Get Better at Small Talk (When You Hate It)You do not need a new personality or a list of clever openers. You need three small moves and something worth saying. Here is the method…
Melissa Alton·4d agoThe Trigger of the Trivial: Why “Small Talk” Can Feel Like a ThreatPublished on November 7th, 2026
InILLUMINATIONbyMark Sanford, Ph.D.·Oct 27Conversation is ConnectionTalking on our way out of IsolationA response icon9A response icon9
InILLUMINATIONbyMark Sanford, Ph.D.·Oct 20Connection Over Content: What Small Talk Gives Us in Old AgeThe ordinary conversations that hold us togetherA response icon24A response icon24
Paul Wilke·Oct 12Over the Agent’s ShoulderWhat a battery gauge and a Smalltalk window taught me about coding agents and running systems, and why I don’t know yet where it leads
Paul Wilke·Oct 11The Ghost in the PipeGiving coding agents a live-runtime interface — and testing where it actually helps.
Robert Lee·Oct 6How to Talk to People at Work When You’d Rather Just Do Your JobEvery morning around 9:40, my coworker Dana refilled her coffee at the exact moment our director did. For almost a year I thought that was…
InMuddyUmbyNozomi Chaos*·Oct 3I Am the Master of Weather Talk, but My Dentist Won’t Give Me the MicHow I Mastered Safe Small Talk and Got Utterly Defeated at the DentistA response icon1A response icon1
Nir Eyal·Sep 30Why Small Talk May Be Killing Your OpportunitiesNir’s Note: This guest post is by Vanessa Van Edwards, author of multiple books, including her latest, Conversation: How to Connect with…
