There's some research showing that when we become good enough friends with people, the boundary between ourselves can dissolve. When you put women in an MRI and mention their friend's name, their best friend’s name, the areas for self processing in the brain light up. Those are the kind of another self, you know, sort of friendships that we're going for.
Eric Barker teaches our curator Daniel Pink how to make friends, disarm marital conflicts, and spot liars.