For example, the word for turning also means turning a limb in question on the joint, but doing the modern thumbs-down ...

The handshake, once considered the gold standard of international greetings, has become surprisingly complex. Research has shown significant cultural differences in how Americans and people from ...

Words matter—but your hands might matter more, according to a new UBC study which found that purposeful hand gestures can make speakers appear more competent and persuasive. The team also ran ...

Barron Trump, the President’s youngest son, caught the attention of many viewers after they noticed the peculiar gesture he made with his hands during his father’s inauguration. Putting his fingers ...

In face-to-face conversations, speakers use hand movements to signal meaning. But do listeners actually use these gestures to predict what someone might say next? In a study using virtual avatars, ...