Boring conversations. Our world is filled with them. People get together in an attempt at fostering a deeper human connection and end up plagued with conversations about the weather or the latest sporting event.  Even worse are the inevitable awkward silences.  This problem stems from a cognitive bias known as the False Consensus Effect.  This bias causes us to believe that our general thought patterns and way of thinking are shared throughout humanity. Our logic patterns are human, after all, and why would our individual thoughts be unique?  This is especially true regarding our closest friends and family.  We have been with these people for so long that we believe our thoughts are in sync (just like we share our sleeping breathing patterns with spouses or partners). Our thoughts seem so common that they are barely worth talking about. Or so we think.