Many dating apps are betting that it can—but the odds are not in their favor.

Handing off a task to an artificial intelligence system creates a psychological distance that encourages unethical behavior.

Can AI not just analyze human behavior, but interact with it, shape it, and outperform people at tasks we thought only humans ...

The measurement problem in quantum mechanics looks at how an experimental outcome changes, simply by observing it.

Tying “fragile” memories to emotional events could help people remember them better in the future, researchers at Boston ...

How human activities negatively affect urban red squirrels' problem-solving skills and potentially their chances of thriving ...

To estimate the weight of a rock, you pick it up. Is it rough, or smooth? You run a finger over it. We're constantly gathering information through our sense of touch, which is closely connected to how ...

New research shows that understanding users' intentions—rather than simply increasing data volume—can improve the suggestions generated by YouTube's "black box" algorithms.

An eye-opening experiment on cephalopods reinforces why it is so important for us not to underestimate animal intelligence. A study published in 2021 presented cuttlefish with a new version of the ...

A large study across 13 experiments with over 8,000 participants shows that people are far more likely to act dishonestly when they can delegate tasks to AI rather than do them themselves.

The realm of scientific and psychological experimentation often dances on the edge of ethics and legality. Many experiments conducted in the past, once shrouded in secrecy, have been declassified, ...

This manuscript presents an important machine-learning-based approach to the automated detection of urine and fecal deposits by rodents, key ethological behaviors that have traditionally been very ...