When it comes to picking up on social or nonverbal cues, some are better at it than others. The ability to understand how people are feeling without them saying a word is important in making them feel ...

While everyone is talking about emotional intelligence, or EQ (as opposed to IQ) for short, there is much less attention given to social intelligence—even though it may be more important! What is ...

Emotional intelligence (EI) is the ability to recognize, understand, and manage your own and other’s emotions. People who are high in EI tend to have more satisfying personal and professional ...

University of Liverpool provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. London School of Economics and Political Science provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Most adults ...

While general intelligence has been widely studied by psychologists for well over a century, there has been relatively little attention paid to social intelligence. In 1920, psychologist Edward ...