ByteDance has developed technology that enables humans to have a conversation with a "socially intelligent agent," as well as another agent. The technology is called introverted, intuitive, feeling, ...

Our brains evolved for complex thought and language - but the same genes that made us smarter may have increased mental illness risk.

Since audiences first gathered at theater festivals in Ancient Greece, humanity has looked to the stage for metaphysical guidance. The theater, a place where human beings watch other human beings ...

Paradoxically, a key to using advanced AI technology may be deeply human: our ability to infer others' motives, mindsets, and ...

Every day, professionals across industries are confronted with headlines about artificial intelligence’s growing impact. Many people are understandably concerned that their work will be taken over or ...

The number of people living with dementia worldwide was estimated at 57 million in 2021 with nearly 10 million new cases ...

A new computational tool developed by researchers has uncovered genetic evidence directly linking Alzheimer’s disease to the ...

A 4.4-million-year-old Ardipithecus fossil named "Ardi" shows early humans walked upright, keeping ape-like climbing ...

Digital reconstruction of a crushed skull from an ancient human could rewrite the timeline of human evolution, according to ...

Humans evolved large brains and flat faces at a surprisingly rapid pace compared to other apes, likely reflecting the ...