In a study involving several wolves and dogs, both animals performed better at finding hidden food if they had observed the food being hidden by a person—suggesting that they remembered where the food was, and did not rely ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 13, 2023
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One of the most actively debated questions about human and nonhuman culture is this: Under what circumstances might we expect culture, in particular the ability to learn from one another, to be favored by natural selection?
Social Sciences
Aug 7, 2023
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Risk assessment instruments (RAIs) are widely used to inform high-stakes decision-making in the criminal justice system and other areas, such as health care and child welfare. These tools typically assume a relation between ...
Social Sciences
Jun 5, 2023
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Every day, hundreds of stone artifact enthusiasts around the world sit down and begin striking a stone with special tools attempting to craft the perfect arrowhead or knife. This craft is known as flintknapping, and for most, ...
Archaeology
May 25, 2023
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In a paper published today in Communications Biology, auditory neuroscientists at the University of Pittsburgh describe a machine learning model that helps explain how the brain recognizes the meaning of communication sounds, ...
Biotechnology
May 2, 2023
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A George Washington University study offers new insights into why human cultures become more complex over time. The study finds that people combine and generalize socially acquired knowledge over time, resulting in new and ...
Social Sciences
Apr 26, 2023
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Last month, OpenAI launched its newest AI chatbot product, GPT-4. According to the folks at OpenAI, the bot, which uses machine learning to generate natural language text, passed the bar exam with a score in the 90th percentile, ...
Economics & Business
Apr 20, 2023
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Students whose brainwaves are more in sync with their classmates and teacher are likely to learn better than those lacking this "brain-to-brain synchrony," shows a new study by a team of psychology and education researchers. ...
Education
Apr 13, 2023
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As the planet warms, animals that breed in the Arctic are at particular risk. But a new study reported in Current Biology on March 1 offers some encouraging news: in an apparent reaction to pressures along their former migratory ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 1, 2023
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According to a new study published in Scientific Reports puppies—but not kittens and wolf pups—tend to spontaneously imitate human actions, even when they are not rewarded with food (or toys). The researchers of the Department ...
Evolution
Feb 16, 2023
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