A child-friendly robot demonstrates human emotions and engages children with autism in responding appropriately. MIT researchers have now developed a type of personalized machine learning that helps robots estimate the engagement and interest of each child during these interactions.
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There are only two perfect numbers that fit on the calendar: 6 and 28, making June 28th Perfect Number Day. Find out what makes a number perfect, and why they matter. […]
Seeing our work as benefiting others really helps us to find it meaningful, and therefore more enjoyable.
There is a more accurate date for when American independence from Great Britain was declared.
Cosmic inflation is what happened before, and set up, the Big Bang. Here’s what it’s like to live in an inflating Universe. Our Universe today is full of matter and […]
In a fascinating and somewhat unexpected result, mild electrical stimulation of the prefrontal cortex part of the brain can reduce violent urges and even raise moral awareness.
Harvard psychologists identify “prevalence-induced concept change,” our tendency to raise our threshold for success as we make progress.
Finally, a study that proves that maybe it’s not a good idea to spend $295,000 on a bottle of champagne.
New research shows narcissists aren’t smarter than the average person, but they have a secret weapon that helps them succeed: mental toughness.
Facebook disclosed to Congress last week that it gave 61 companies special access to user data in 2015, a revelation that differs from the social media company’s past claims.
In the middle of a publicity crisis, employee turnover, new leadership, or another business disruption, effective management that leads change serves as the calm in the storm. Solid management provides […]
Intelligent aliens, if they exist in the galaxy or the Universe, might be detectable from a variety of signals: electromagnetic, from planet modification, or because they’re spacefaring. But we haven’t […]
There’s a reason why all the world seems to be hiding within the borders of Maine.
This is a remarkably rare case of non-human primate tool use in the wild. We’re witnessing another species dawn of their Stone Age.
CEO time has never been studied in this kind of detail.
Louie Psihoyos — the director of the Academy Award-winning documentary The Cove — is scouting out locations for his latest project, a real-life dolphin sanctuary.
Chris Hughes earned nearly half a billion dollars after co-founding Facebook. Now he’s arguing for fairer wages in the form of a $500 monthly ‘social dividend’ for low- and middle-class Americans.
America is the world’s #2 exporter – and that makes trade wars everything but “good and easy to win”
China has allegedly developed a ‘laser gun’ that can burn you to death. It probably doesn’t exist.
The cycle of poverty can be hard to break, will early childhood interventions based on new neuroscience be the silver bullet we need?
The medicinal properties of ayahuasca come from two plants: Banisteriopsis caapi, a psychedelic brew that Amazonian indigenous populations have long used for spiritual purposes, and Psychotria viridis. The first randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial of the beverage show that it can ease severe depression.
Many hoped we could do without dark matter. On cosmic scales, the evidence has finally spoken. For over 40 years, scientists have argued over dark matter’s existence. The extended rotation curve […]
People with “Maladaptive Daydreaming” spend an average of four hours a day lost in their imagination
“Daydreaming can evolve into an extreme and maladaptive behaviour, up to the point where it turns into a clinically significant condition,” scientists say.
Multitasking has been shown to diminish our ability to learn, stress us out, and kill our productivity. Here are some techniques to limit multitasking and help us regain our lost time.
A study finds that when checking genetic ancestry, people cherry-pick which ancestors they identify with and which ignore.
Smart connected devices finding their way into million of’ homes are being taken over by domestic abusers, allowing them to invade and disrupt victims’ lives in a new, terrifying way
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s surprising win over an establishment politician underscores the rising passion of the far left.
As we’ve come to expect, conspiracy theorists and fringe Christian evangelicals are heralding the July 27 blood moon as a sign of the imminent apocalypse. But what is the blood moon prophecy, and why does it appeal to a certain type of believer?