The American Sociological Association leads a coalition of major sociological organizations in issuing an open letter defending sociology's vital role in universities and society while condemning recent federal actions that threaten academic inquiry and free speech.
Scientists aren鈥檛 comedians, but it turns out a joke or two can go a long way. That鈥檚 according to a new University of Georgia study that found when researchers use humor in their communication 鈥� particularly online 鈥� audiences are more likely to find them trustworthy and credible.
Led by UNC School of Medicine鈥檚 Weili Lin, PhD, researchers document cognitive milestones revealed in children from birth to toddlerhood in brain imaging study.
The Acoustical Society of America and the International Commission on Acoustics are co-hosting a joint meeting May 18-23 in New Orleans, with in-person sessions throughout the week and livestreamed press conferences Tuesday, May 20. This conference brings together acoustics professionals to discuss the latest advancements from a variety of fields, including physics, medicine, music, psychology, wildlife biology, and engineering. Experts will present recent work on topics that include coral reef preservation, the sounds of pollinators and flowers, and identifying inert underwater explosives using acoustic scattering. Conference highlights can be found on social media by using the #ASA188 hashtag.
American Sign Language (ASL) recognition systems often struggle with accuracy due to similar gestures, poor image quality and inconsistent lighting. To address this, researchers developed a system that translates gestures into text with 98.2% accuracy, operating in real time under varying conditions. Using a standard webcam and advanced tracking, it offers a scalable solution for real-world use, with MediaPipe tracking 21 keypoints on each hand and YOLOv11 classifying ASL letters precisely.
Brands that use contemporary slang in their marketing to connect with younger consumers usually just embarrass themselves.
Dr. Chris Macdonald creates free virtual reality platform that transforms users into skilled and confident public speakers
A young child鈥檚 ability to regulate behavior鈥攁 component of executive functioning (the cognitive processes that help with planning, focus, and self-control)鈥攊s related to how they process and acquire language, according to a new study from the George Washington University.
Plenty of researchers already study how to tell if online writing bears the traits of artificial intelligence 鈥� but Michael Laudenbach, at NJIT鈥檚 Jordan Hu College of Science and Liberal Arts, is studying what traits indicate that digital prose was crafted by analog humans.
A recent study has linked longevity specifically to verbal fluency, the measure of one鈥檚 vocabulary and ability to use it.
UP's TUKS Camerata, recently delivered a performance to bid farewell before heading off to the US, where they will perform as the headline choir at the National Conference of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) in Dallas
Parenting skills can make a big difference in fostering a newborn鈥檚 language acquisition and cognition, but there may be a limit to how far parenting can go to make up the challenges to developing this skill in those born in highly disadvantaged backgrounds.
100 years from now, how many people will still be speaking one of Canada's 70 Indigenous languages? UdeM demographers come up with a nuanced projection.
The Sirindhorn Thai Language Institute, Chulalongkorn University, organizes the ...
Professor De Wet Swanepoel of the Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology at the University of Pretoria (UP) has received the International Award for Hearing from the American Academy of Audiology. Prof Swanepoel 鈥� who co-founded the hearX Group, a digital health company 鈥� received the award for his research that seeks to expand mobile hearing care to underserved areas locally and globally.
Adding extra periods to your texts makes them seem more intense according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York. 鈥楾extisms鈥� like these convey emotion and intensity in the absence of facial expressions, gestures, etc.
University of West Florida junior Aidan Enfinger was selected to spend a week in Japan for the Kakehashi Project, a Japanese government-sponsored program that aims to promote mutual understanding between Japan and other nations by fostering personal connections and cultural exchange.
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