When soft music is playing in the background, a brief exchange with a robot can evoke unexpected feelings of intimacy. Researchers were surprised to discover how much of a role the background music ...

In mid-2023, around the time Elon Musk rebranded Twitter as X, but before he discontinued free academic access to ...

A millisecond delay in the speed of nerve impulses from the legs of a jogger can lead to a loss of balance with the potential for a severe or even fatal fall; a disturbance in the smooth interplay of ...

Defining the basic elements of personality remains a challenge despite decades of sophisticated research. A new approach drills down into personality’s possible nuances.

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He did PR for Zuckerberg, Musk, and Google. Now he says he '"only told half the story." ...

Much of an analytical chemist's work has focused on the preservation and reconstruction of culturally significant scents, ...

Immersive and mediated technologies are transforming how people perceive, act, and relate to others. Advances in spatial computing, wearable sensing, ...