Girl Talk: What Science Can Tell Us About Female Friendship

In Girl Talk, New York Times science reporter Jacqueline Mroz takes on the science of female friendship—a phenomenon that’s as culturally powerful as it is individually mysterious. She examines friendship from a range of angles, from the historical to the experiential, with a scientific analysis that reveals new truths about what leads us to connect and build alliances, and then “break up” when a friendship no longer serves us.