Speaking with a foreign accent mitigates the impact of making grammatical errors, depending on the personality type of the listener, a study has found.This post was originally published on this website.
Throughout accounts of 17th-century witch trials in Europe and North America, physical features alone were considered undeniable proof of witchcraft. The belief was that the devil branded witches’ bodies with symbolic, material marks—such as unusual […]
Have you ever looked at a piece of writing and thought something might be “off”? It might be hard to pinpoint exactly what it is. There might be too many adjectives or the sentence structure […]
Researchers have long sought to harness the power of light for computing, aiming to achieve higher speeds and lower energy consumption compared to traditional electronic systems. Optical computing, which uses light instead of electricity to […]
A work environment that supports diverse problem solvers is a nonnegotiable for successful design teams. Chris McComb, expert on human-AI teaming, and his team of researchers are bridging the cognitive gaps between members of a […]
Nonverbal behavior in the courtroom can significantly influence how judges assess the credibility of witnesses in their rulings. But is reliance on “body language” based on sound science?This post was originally published on this website.
Domestic and family violence (DFV) has received increasing attention in recent years. It is most commonly associated with intimate partner violence between current and former partners, followed by abuse perpetrated against children by their parents […]
Cornell researchers developed a more equitable method for choosing top candidates from a large applicant pool in cases where insufficient information makes it hard to choose.This post was originally published on this website.
Military musicians returning from the Napoleonic wars established Britain’s first brass bands earlier than previously thought, new research reveals. The study undermines the idea that brass bands were a civilian and exclusively northern creation.This post […]
Medieval people have a reputation for being superstitious—and many of the supernatural phenomena found in the pages of medieval chronicles, miracle stories and romances are still alive in modern culture. Think ghosts, werewolves, demons, vampires, […]
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