A large part of what we’re doing with large language models involves looking at human behavior. That might get lost in some conversations about AI, but it’s really central to a lot of the work that’s ...

Behavioral economics relies heavily on studies of Western, educated people. A recent analysis provides evidence that ignoring racial diversity within the United States has led to flawed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Human behavior is endlessly fascinating. We all walk around with our own quirks and habits, often unaware of just how similar or ...

Other people can be baffling. Even in our closest relationships, loved ones frequently behave in ways that can seem inexplicable. Why can’t your friend recognize her self-destructive foibles? Why do ...

Studying how all this genetic material works, and especially how genes influence human behavior, is an enormously complicated undertaking – one that's being made easier by the emergence of massive ...

Over the past year, a curious idea known as the “Viral Bird Theory” has taken over social platforms, podcasts, and group chats, sparking intense debates about how humans behave when they think no one ...

Not only can AI figure out what you're thinking, it can now predict what decision you'll make next based on patterns in human behavior. That has huge consequences for hiring. Most people already ...

On a bright, late-summer day in north-central Europe around 300,000 years ago, a team of perhaps a couple dozen hunters got into their assigned positions for a big kill. Little did they know that ...