Scientists are learning how the brain extracts discrete words from a continuous stream of sounds. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: (Speaking Japanese). SUMMERS: Unless you speak Japanese, that probably sounded ...

AlphaGenome is a leap forward in the ability to study the human blueprint. But the fine workings of our DNA are still largely a mystery. By Carl Zimmer In 2024, two scientists from Google DeepMind ...

Researchers found that autistic and non-autistic people move their faces differently when expressing emotions like anger, happiness, and sadness. Autistic participants tended to rely on different ...

It's only been a few months since Meta announced that it would open its smart glasses platform to third-party developers. But one startup at CES is already showing off how the glasses can help power ...

Gen Z slang is bussin—if you know what it means. From skibidi to frfr, we're decoding the vibes so you don't get cooked. Gen Z has an entire dictionary of slang—and it’s evolving by the minute, er, ...

Humans are social beings, hardwired to navigate complex interactions through signals that communicate our internal states. Of all the channels we use to perceive emotion, the human face is arguably ...

Boolean expressions and Boolean logic are widely used in mathematics, computer science, computer programming, and philosophy. These take their name from the 19 th century mathematician and logician ...

This Pew Research Center analysis focuses on public opinion of free speech, freedom of the press and freedom on the internet in 35 countries across the Asia-Pacific region, Europe, Latin America, the ...

Generative artificial intelligence has entered a new frontier of fundamental biology: helping scientists to better understand proteins, the workhorses of living cells. Scientists have developed two ...

The freedoms to pursue curiosity-driven questions, dream big, speak boldly, and blunder occasionally are all essential to the civic mission of American colleges and universities. “Terms of Respect: ...