Life
Study Reveals Parrots Use Names to Identify Each Other
New research indicates that parrots may have a naming system akin to humans, highlighting their complex social interactions.
Editorial Staff 1 day ago
#communication
15 articles tagged with "communication"
Life
Alignment during conversations is highly situation-dependent, study finds
Strategic angle: A new study reveals how people unconsciously mirror each other during conversations, affecting communication dynamics.
Editorial Staff 13 days ago
Tech
Briefing: An open-source 240-antenna array to bounce signals off the Moon
Strategic angle: Exploring innovative technology to enhance lunar communication.
Editorial Staff 13 days ago
Politics
Briefing: Questions to help you get 'financially naked' with your partner
Strategic angle: Having 'brutally honest conversations' about money can bring couples closer together, says financial educator Vivian Tu.
Editorial Staff 14 days ago
Life
Briefing: Rudeness may be rewarded—as a response to rudeness
Strategic angle: New Cornell research suggests that responding to rudeness with rudeness might be acceptable, though civil responses remain preferable.
Editorial Staff 17 days ago
Life
Briefing: Study suggests people are losing 338 spoken words every year and have been for at least 15 years
Strategic angle: Research indicates a decline in face-to-face conversation amidst technological advancements.
Editorial Staff 17 days ago
Life
Briefing: Are relationship surveys measuring the wrong thing?
Strategic angle: How one 'Q-factor' shapes most answers in romantic relationship assessments.
Editorial Staff 18 days ago
Life
Briefing: How gossiping mushroom networks share your public urination secrets
Strategic angle: Mushrooms communicate through underground networks, sharing secrets and information with their neighbors.
Editorial Staff 18 days ago
Life
Briefing: Honey bees dance better with an audience
Strategic angle: Honey bees adjust their waggle dance performance based on the number of spectators, impacting the precision of their communication.
Editorial Staff 25 days ago
Tech
Briefing: AgentComm-Bench: Stress-Testing Cooperative Embodied AI Under Latency, Packet Loss, and Bandwidth Collapse
Strategic angle: Exploring the challenges of real-world communication in multi-agent AI systems.
Editorial Staff 26 days ago
Life
Briefing: Scientists Rarely Use Humor at Conferences, Study Finds
Strategic angle: A new report reveals that humor is often absent in scientific presentations, despite its potential to engage audiences.
Editorial Staff 27 days ago
Life
Briefing: Trying your best in a second language? Here's why native speakers seem so rude
Strategic angle: Rudeness, whether real or perceived, can deeply affect cooperation, trust, and workplace culture.
Editorial Staff 28 days ago
Politics
Briefing: 'With Operation Epic Fury, the US turns pop culture into the language of Pentagon violence'
Strategic angle: An analysis of military communications and pop culture influences during the Trump administration.
Editorial Staff 29 days ago
Tech
Briefing: Why the militaries are scrambling to create their own Starlink
Strategic angle: Exploring the urgent need for military forces to establish independent satellite communication systems.
Editorial Staff about 1 month ago
Life
Briefing: The 'croak' conundrum: Parasites complicate love signals in frogs
Strategic angle: Parasites interfere with the acoustic signals frogs use to attract mates, complicating their reproductive success.
Editorial Staff about 1 month ago