BehaviorJanuary 23, 2020
How “Paralinguistic Cues” Can Help You to Persuade
It’s not just what you say but how you say it, research shows
Stories by Karinna Hurley
Karinna Hurley studied literature and writing at the College of Creative Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She received a master of science in the evolution of language and cognition at the University of Edinburgh and a Ph.D. in human development at the University of California, Davis
CognitionNovember 12, 2019
Add Another Animal to the List of Tool Users: Pigs
A chance discovery brings new interest in porcine intelligence
AutomobilesMarch 21, 2017
How Pedestrians Will Defeat Autonomous Vehicles
The ‘game of chicken’ which could be a serious problem for driverless cars
CognitionJanuary 10, 2017
Your Dog Remembers Even More about What You Do Than You Think
A canine demonstration of “episodic memory”
BehaviorDecember 6, 2016
A Surprising New Way to Encourage Healthy Eating
Study shows power of framing advice as fighting authority
BehaviorNovember 22, 2016
It's Surprisingly Easy to Become an Optimistic Person
You can change your outlook, and it will bring benefits
CognitionSeptember 27, 2016
Sophisticated Communication from 8-Month-Old Babies
A clever experiment shows infants ask for help by reaching for objects