Walk into a crowded coffee shop, and what catches your eye as you take in the scene could say as much about you as the ...

What makes people change their minds or their behavior? Social scientists spend a lot of time thinking about this question, ...

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Latest AI mystery is that there are 11 specific nouns used frequently by LLMs when creating short stories. Why those words?

Large language models (LLMs) are rapidly being integrated into clinical workflows, supporting tasks such as diagnosis ...

A new study from the University of Warwick suggests that the rhythm of human laughter has remained surprisingly consistent for at least 15 million years. By comparing the laughter of humans and other ...

This article delves into the origins of swear words, tracing their historical journey and exploring examples of how they ...

I recently came across a social media post asking which phrase is the more appropriate description for Singaporeans whose ancestors came from China: “Singapore Chinese” or “Chinese Singaporean”.

In fact, when they were tickled, laughter from both apes and humans was isochronous, meaning that the laughs followed a rhythmic pattern. In other words, the same amount of time passed between each ...

Public debates about transgender issues are often framed as disagreements over evidence or safety. In my new article published in the International Journal of Transgender Health, I argue current ...