Frequently saying "um," pausing to find words, or losing your train of thought may reveal more about brain function than ...

In our view, higher-category theory, which possesses the highest degree of abstraction, is a second-level language relative ...

Google is building Android for an AI-first future. Here's how Google wants Gemini to work across apps behind the scenes with ...

Scientists are learning how the brain extracts discrete words from a continuous stream of sounds.

Researchers have identified a previously overlooked structure underlying human language, revealing patterns that extend beyond traditional measures of emotion.

It may sound archaic in today’s tech-centric classrooms, but researchers around the world are digging into the powerful effects of handwriting, revealing how the act of putting pen (or pencil) to ...

Many words and phrases that are commonplace today actually stem from racist or otherwise offensive sayings. Let's avoid them.

Let's be honest, we're all drama queens sometimes. Whether you're texting your bestie you're “literally dying” over the latest celebrity gossip or declaring on social media that Monday mornings are ...

A television set showing the torn scrap of paper with part of the dictionary entry for “global warming” on it. Obscured in the background, a scientist with ...

Is it possible to spot personality dysfunction from someone’s everyday word use? My colleagues and I have conducted research that suggests you can, and often sooner than you might expect. Whether in a ...

When we use words to communicate, we not only have to choose what to say, but also what not to say, and how to say it. How we decide to frame a message can influence how people think, feel, and ...