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In Texting, Punctuation Conveys Different Emotions. Period.
The Wall Street Journal: Technology is changing language, period The use of a period in text messages conveys insincerity, annoyance and abruptness, according to a new study from the State University of New York Binghamton. Omitting
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Changing the Climate on Climate Change
A team of scientists highlight evidence-based “best practice” insights that stand to improve public policy and decision making on climate change.
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What Your Baby’s Smile Can Tell You About Her Development
The Wall Street Journal: Once upon a time, babies’ first smiles would often be dismissed as “probably just gas.” Now, scientists know better. Starting nearly from birth, infants’ ethereal grins provide a window into their
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Making Sense
“What is it like to be a bat?” asked philosopher Thomas Nagel in his influential 1974 essay. “I assume we all believe that bats have experience,” he continued, but can we ever understand what it
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THE SECRET TO SOUNDING SMART? USING SIMPLE LANGUAGE
Fast Company: It might sound counterintuitive, but using four-syllable textbook words to demonstrate your smarts will actually make you appear less capable. “So often, our intuitions about what will impress others are wrong,” says Daniel
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The one thing about ‘matching’ algorithms that dating sites don’t want you to know
The Washington Post: Tinder released an updated version of its matching algorithm today, a “big change” that CEO Sean Rad has been hyping for the past week. In a blog post, Tinder offered few details