Human Behavior

Discoveries The growing risks from chatbots that act just like you

New research shows chatbots can roleplay as human users and often go undetected, raising promise and risks for the future of AI.

Good News The rise of online fundraising in a digital age

AI Artificial intelligence is learning to understand people in surprising new ways

Discoveries Human adaptability explained through a Minecraft experiment

Discoveries 1.4 million year old stone balls reveal early human toolmaking abilities

Discoveries Neuroscience of giving: What makes people share with others

Discoveries Self-deception: The hidden way you might be cheating yourself

Discoveries MIT researchers discovered when human language first emerged

Health Human touch stimulates 16 different types of nerve cells in the body

Green Impact NASA study exposes increasing human effects on the global water cycle

Discoveries Surprising link between chimpanzee tool use and human evolution

Discoveries The evolution of kissing: How primate grooming shaped human affection

Health Humans are biologically built to run – scientists reveal why

Discoveries Safeguards needed to prevent AI ‘hauntings’ in the Digital Afterlife

Discoveries Polite robots: The future of healthcare

Discoveries Gun owners and non-owners alike see hope amidst concerns over political violence

Discoveries YouTube’s algorithm isn’t radicalizing people, study finds