Bonobos Know When You’re Clueless — Their Theory of Mind Explains Why
The bonobos eagerly pointed out treats to humans who didn’t know where they were, but when humans had watched the ...
Tag: communication
NASA beamed back a laser message from half a billion kilometers away 100 times faster than using radio waves
NASA’s new laser technology brings deep space communication closer to broadband speeds.
Scientists figure out the elephant word for “let’s go”
Elephant communication is so much more elaborate than we thought.
How to be more likeable, according to science: make more expressions
How much does your face move around when you talk to people?
Talking whales? AI reveals a complex language hidden in sperm whale clicks
AI reveals that sperm whale clicks form a complex language, not all that different from human speech
Call of the conch: Indigenous Americans use sound to organize communities
The soundscape is so impressive that researchers wonder if the communities were built to match the acoustics.
European parakeets have developed their own dialects — just like humans
The researchers aren't entirely sure why this has happened
Brain implant restores communication in completely locked-in patient who can’t even move his eyes
The courageous man can now communicate with the outside world -- something that was impossible without the implant.
Earrings aren’t just fashionable. They’re also a form of communication.
There's much more to jewelry than meets the eye.
Puppies are likely born with the ability to communicate with humans
Eight-week-old puppies can understand instructions from humans, such as finger pointing and gazing towards an object.
4G on the Moon? Yes! NASA and Nokia are already working on it
Cat videos and memes -- soon on a Moon near you.
Uncertainty can be reported without damaging trust — and we need that more than ever
Now, more than ever, it's important to continue communicating science accurately -- even when there is uncertainty.
Talkative robots make humans chat too — especially robots that show ‘vulnerability’
Robots admitting to making a mistake can improve communication between humans -- at least during games.
Language forms spontaneously, and fast
People love to communicate -- there are over 7,000 languages in use today.
Scientists show how plants communicate — and it looks amazing
I could watch these videos all day.
In dolphin gangs, everybody knows everyone’s name
It's just what the early humans were doing.
Your voice will always sound funny when talking to someone you think is your superior
Hear how unthreatening I am!
Women aren’t more expressive than men, contrary to the common stereotype
There are some gender differences but these are far more nuanced.
Speech and language deficits aren’t to blame for autistic children’s tantrums
Knowing what it's not brings us one step closer to understanding what it is.
A bunch of artificial cells just passed the Turing Test
Scientists have built cells that are not living but are so life-like that other cells can communicate with them.
Turns out goats and dogs aren’t that different when communicating with humans
There's a lot more going on under those horns than you'd think.
Shrimps communicate using a secret, polarized light language
An University of Queensland study of mantis shrimp discovered a new form of light communication employed by the animals, the ...
Bonobos use flexible “baby communication”
Researchers have found that just like babies, bonobos exhibit a type of communication in which they use the same sound ...
Basic emotions in music to be universally recognised
Nietzsche once said that "Without music, life would be an error" and he was definitely right as there are not ...
