Browsing Category

Culture

141 posts
AIs talking.

AI performs better when acting ‘chaotic’ and allowed to be ‘rude’ and interrupt

In a surprising twist for computer science, researchers have found that artificial…
Bay at a nightclub.

Babes to the rhythm: Newborns enter the world ready for beats but deaf to tunes

Humans enter the world with an innate ability to predict rhythmic patterns…
Avriel Epps & Brendesha Tynes.

Black and Latino teens outperform white peers at spotting online lies

Adolescents from minoritised backgrounds possess significantly stronger digital literacy skills than their…
Nostalgia.

Once called a ‘demonic brain disease,’ nostalgia is actually a key to happiness

If you typically skip school reunions or avoid dwelling on the past,…
Influencer.

Study reveals why humans blindly follow ‘influencers’ and how inequality forms

For decades, scientists believed that early hunter-gatherer societies were largely egalitarian, with…
Alzheimer's disease.

Europe faces dementia crisis as cases set to soar 64% by 2050, report warns

The number of people living with dementia in Europe is set to…