communication
The "attention economy" corrupts science.
"The digital HQ - the digital infrastructure that supports productivity and collaboration - actually became more important than the physical HQ."
While most participants fibbed a little bit, laptop users were much more likely to lie – and by a lot more.
Talking to yourself seems to yield real benefits, from boosts in cognitive performance to improved emotional regulation.
Why, exactly, don't you trust that person's opinion?
Bring not a bagpipe to a man in trouble.
We're overthinking being nice.
It’s all about salesmanship.
One study estimated that 80% of people include “deviations” from the truth in their online profiles.
Can a shared language promote peace? Some people think so.
Let's hope that squid don't evolve lungs and legs, or humanity might be in real trouble.
A new technique for analyzing networks can tell who wields soft power.
Quantum communication offers a surer path to sending an interstellar message, as well as receiving one. But can we do it?
Fulfillment at work isn’t about finding your passion; it’s about cultivating the relationships that create a sense of belonging.
Arguments are a normal and often healthy part of a relationship. It all depends on picking the right kind of arguments, though.
You can love a romantic partner, but also a pet, a book, God, or the sound of someone’s voice. We need many more words for love.
This world map shows how the rest of the world LOLs. In France, you MDR; in China, you 23333.
If argumentation led to nothing, it would soon be thrown into the evolutionary dustbin.
Yes, there are reasons to worry about Twitter, but it's not about the bots.
Like some cold poison creeping up our veins, there's a frisson in the stories and poems of Edgar Allan Poe.
Aristotle's ancient virtues play a vital role in today's war.
The apes taught sign language didn't understand what they were doing. They were merely "aping" their caretakers.
Learning another language might make you richer, sexier, and smarter. Why not try it?
“Who ya gonna believe: me or your own eyes?” Until you can assess your perception, the answer should be neither.
Luck doesn’t fall from the sky. It’s about how you position yourself for life’s challenges.
Until robots understand jokes and sarcasm, artificial general intelligence will remain in the realm of science fiction.
Russia has spent years exploring the viability of building a self-contained internet. It could soon become reality.
“It’s not a secret that legal language is very hard to understand. It's borderline incomprehensible a lot of the time.”