Recently, Dr. Leslie Echols, associate professor of psychology at Missouri State University, worked with Dr. Jerreed Ivanich of the University of Colorado to conduct a Fast Friends study. It looked at using questions and answers to foster friendships among middle school students.

This research was featured in the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley’s recent list of the “Top 10 Insights from the Science of a Meaningful Life in 2021.” The annual list highlights what the center sees as the most important, provocative and inspiring findings published about “the science of a meaningful life.”