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If you're a loyal listener, welcome back. Today, you'll learn about how only four

minutes of small talk with a stranger can help you predict their personality traits,

an exciting biodegradable battery option on the horizon, and a new discovery into the origins of dragons.

Without further I do, let's satisfy some curiosity. the origins, a recent study, in what might be potentially sad news for introverts,

a recent study has revealed that Small Talk has the power to make the world a better place.

Okay, I am not big on small talk, so consider me a skeptic already.

I'm not a fan of the how's the weather, how is day kind of stuff but you can tell me how this

works well it's pretty simple after just four minutes of chit chat kind of like the

talk we're having now an exchange of idle pleasantries, it can help us better understand each other.

For instance, we reveal if we're extroverted or introverted.

We help people not only figure out how we interact as people, but how to fine-tune their own

interactions in the future.

Okay, I'm going to be honest, that seems really obvious.

Talking to people equals getting to know people, right?

Exactly, but the key distinction here is in a round of small talk, we're not getting to know what a person likes,

we're learning what they are like, and by learning what people are like it helps us figure out social cues or

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