Do Nice Apes Finish Last? It’s Complicated. Despite their natural cooperativity, adult bonobos appeared to favor both humans and cartoon characters that are unhelpful. January 29, 2018 by Sciworthy Staff Read More
Can We Teach a Computer to Be Creative? Researchers at Apple write an algorithm that lets computers train other computers to learn patterns October 18, 2017 by Mohit Nalavadi Read More
Infants Got Talent! Infants can perceive pitch in a melody better than most adults August 29, 2017 by Namrata Dave Read More
Would a Self-Driving Car Kill You If it Had the Chance? A series virtual reality experiments approach the uncomfortable subject of whether human ethics should inform the ethics of self-driving cars. August 7, 2017 by Gina Misra Read More
Relaxing Music May Not Be a Useful Stress-Reduction Strategy Few studies have truly examined the biochemistry of the stress response when listening to relaxing music. Until now. July 3, 2017 by Gina Misra Read More
Chess might help you become better at math, but not for the reasons you think. Researchers substitute some first, second, and third graders’ math lessons with chess lessons to see if it had a positive impact on scores. May 22, 2017 by Gina Misra Read More
Are facial morphs a reliable way to produce fake IDs? Experiments show how often humans and computers misidentify a morphed ID image as an unfamiliar person April 15, 2017 by Nichole Sullivan Read More
Chimpanzees Can Tell When You Believe Something False In a clever test used on toddlers, researchers have learned something new about the social intelligence of apes April 12, 2017 by Gina Misra Read More
