Study Highlights Benefits of Being Nice to Strangers

A new study suggests that fostering "social ties" by being kind to others, including strangers, offers significant personal benefits, a thesis tested by a teacher and her students in real-life scenarios.

9 May, 11:20 — 9 May, 11:20

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Why saying hello to strangers can be good for you

A study establishes that "social ties" — a fancy way of saying being nice to other, even those you don't know — has benefits. A teacher asked her students to test the thesis in real life.

By Rhitu Chatterjee

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