Some people like to have a few close friends, while others prefer a wider social circle that is perhaps less deep. Research suggests that the optimal approach may depend on socioeconomic conditions. More
The New York Times: In a Cairo school basement, two dozen women analyze facial expressions on laptops, training the computers More
In recent years, educators have come to focus more and more on the importance of lab-based experimentation, hands-on participation, student-led More
No jar exists that is large enough to contain Planet Earth. Most social and behavioral scientists who study the planet More
Several movies have tried and failed to generate lifelike animations of humans. For example, the lifeless faces in Polar Express More
msnbc: A century ago, psychologists identified “the uncanny” as an experience that seems familiar yet foreign at the same time More
