Communication
Some Animals Take Turns While Talking, Just Like Humans. Why?
Understanding their courteous exchanges—from frog croaks to elephant rumbles—could shed light on the origins of human conversation
Study Looks at Why We All Spew So Much BS
The social pressure to have an opinion and a lack of accountability are what lead to the mix of truth, half-truth and outright falsehood known as bullshit
What Can Chimpanzee Calls Tell Us About the Origins of Human Language?
Scientists follow and record chimps in the wild to find out if they talk to each other—and to fill in details about how and why language evolved in humans
Could This New Tactile Font Help People Who Lose Their Sight Late In Life?
ELIA Frames may serve some blind readers better than braille, but the new system has its skeptics
Why Researchers Believe These 100,000-Year-Old Etchings Weren't Symbolic
In a new study, the markings — which resemble hashtags —were not found to be distinctive based on time and geography
NASA Plans to Send High-Definition Video of Mars to Earth With Lasers
In 2022, NASA will launch the Psyche mission, carrying sophisticated communication technology
Whale Talk Pretty One Day: Listen to an Orca Mimic Human Words
Though it's fun to hear an orca say "Hello" and "Amy," the new study could provide clues to how whale dialects change over time
How the Civil War Taught Americans the Art of Letter Writing
Soldiers and their families, sometimes barely literate, wrote to assuage fear and convey love
Belgium Ends Telegram Service After 171 Years
The end of Belgian telegrams isn’t the end of the service across the world, but it’s getting close
Could Fiber Optics Detect Earthquakes?
By monitoring every grumble, shiver and burp our planet makes, researchers hope to be more prepared to take action when things go awry
AOL Instant Messenger Taught Us How To Communicate in the Modern World
As AIM sunsets, let's reflect on its role in preparing people for today's digital messaging methods
These Two Small Letters Heralded the Beginning of Online Communication
Their message is far more profound in retrospect than it was at the time
Fido's Making That Puppy Face on Purpose—He's Trying to Tell You Something
A new study suggests dogs use their facial expressions to communicate
The Sharp Rise and Steep Descent of AOL Instant Messenger
The free instant messaging service introduced millions to the joys of online communication, but it fell behind in the social media age
Want to Learn Cherokee? How About Ainu? This Startup Is Teaching Endangered Languages
Tribalingual founder Inky Gibbens explains how saving languages is a means of preserving different worldviews
The Roots of Computer Code Lie in Telegraph Code
Émile Baudot, born a year after the first long-distance telegraph message was sent, helped advance the technology
Long Before Siri, Emma Nutt's Voice Was on the Other End of the Line
She was the first female telephone operator. Before her, telephone operators were teenaged boys. That didn't go so well
Watch Gentoo Penguins Hunting From a Bird's Eye View
New footage is helping researchers untangle the meaning behind these tuxedo-clad birds' calls
Why Amateur Radio Operators Are Watching Hurricane Harvey
Ham radio underwent a resurgence in the United States after Hurricane Katrina
Blink Once For Yes: You Can ‘Talk’ to This New Computer Interface With Your Eyes
A tiny sensor mounted to eyeglasses can track eye blinks, allowing communication from locked-in patients
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