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Sorry, Siri, but just giving a chatbot a human name or adding humanlike features to its avatar might not be enough to win over a user if the device fails to maintain a conversational back-and-forth with that person, according to…

NeuroLynQ uses GSR to assess an audience's nonconscious emotional response; this new release includes additional analytical capabilitiesCredit: Shimmer CAMBRIDGE, MA - Apr. 18, 2019 - Shimmer, a global leader in wearable technology for…

A tweet's virality is modulated most by its early spread rate and a gradual loss of interest over time Estimating tweet infectivity from the first 50 retweets is the key to predicting whether a tweet will go viral, according to a new study…

New study in Nature Communications finds increasingly narrow peaks of collective attention over time, supporting a 'social acceleration' occurring across different domainsCredit: Philipp Lorenz-Spreen, Bjarke Mørch Mønsted, Philipp Hövel,…

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Charitable and humanitarian organizations are increasingly tapping into a $30 billion crowdfunding market, not only to raise funds but to build donors' trust by being more transparent, according to research from…

A 'Human Brain/Cloud Interface' will give people instant access to vast knowledge and computing power via thought alone, predict experts Imagine a future technology that would provide instant access to the world's knowledge and artificial…

Machine learning algorithm predicts who will be left standing in "Game of Thrones"Credit: GoT-Team 2019 / TUM Shortly before the curtain drops on the hit HBO show "Game of Thrones" (GoT), students attending a computer science seminar…

nTIDE March 2019 Jobs Report: Foundation and University of New Hampshire release nTIDE Report -- Monthly Update -- featuring Rooted in Rights and ReelAbilities and the power of storytellingCredit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ -…

Data from more than 17,000 teenagers show little evidence of a relationship between screen time and well-being in adolescents. The study, published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, casts…

Credit: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- People watching "social shows" like "Dancing with the Stars" or "The Bachelor" on television and simultaneously sharing their views on Twitter are more likely to be committed to…