Why do some melodies feel instantly right, balanced, memorable and satisfying, even if you have never heard them before? New research from the University of Waterloo suggests that more than creativity ...

It is commonly assumed that tiny particles just go with the flow as they make their way through soil, biological tissue, and other complex materials. But a team of Yale researchers led by Professor ...

Data Normalization vs. Standardization is one of the most foundational yet often misunderstood topics in machine learning and ...

Shambaugh recently closed a request from one such AI agent (as the issue it was attempting to weigh in on was only open to human contributors). The bot then retaliated by writing a 'hit piece' about ...

This python crash course book on Amazon is great for beginners who want to learn programming. It teaches Python basics step-by-step and includes exercises to help you practice. You’ll build real ...

Still, being ghosted—when the other person disappears without explanation—can be shocking, hurtful and confusing to those being left on read. According to a new psychological analysis, the impulse to ...

Dr. Grant, a contributing Opinion writer, is an organizational psychologist at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. In ancient Greek mythology, a man who falls in love with his own ...

A pair of recent studies examined why sophisticated levels of consciousness evolved in some animals, but not in others. In the first study, philosophers outlined the ALARM theory that shows how three ...

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We hear it all the time in true crime podcasts, headlines and neighborhood chatter: Call the cops. The cops showed up. Good cop, bad cop. But have you ever stopped to investigate where the word cop ...

A new political correctness is emerging on the right. When President Trump was reelected in 2024, jokes abounded about how we could once again say, “Merry Christmas,” as well as many other words that ...

When we use words to communicate, we not only have to choose what to say, but also what not to say, and how to say it. How we decide to frame a message can influence how people think, feel, and ...