Jane Goodall died Wednesday. As she was universally regarded as the greatest living expert on chimpanzees, her passing is a momentous event. It’s one that comes at a time of upheaval in the field ...

In the grand story of evolution, the crowning human distinction is our big brain. But our large heads have been slow to ...

The study of human control behaviour and subsystem identification in dynamic systems focuses on understanding how humans interact with and regulate complex systems. Research in this area explores both ...

What can chimpanzees teach us about ourselves? A lot, says Craig Stanford, who's spent three decades studying the lives of our closest cousins. Humans share upwards of 98% of their DNA with the great ...

Not only can AI figure out what you're thinking, it can now predict what decision you'll make next based on patterns in human behavior. That has huge consequences for hiring. Most people already ...

“What are you being so mean for, miss?” asks Humphrey Bogart’s character in “The African Queen.” “A man takes a drop too much once in a while, it’s only human nature.” Katharine Hepburn’s character ...

Amogh Chaturvedi is running on little sleep but plenty of conviction at 6 a.m. He’s groggy, apologetic for rescheduling, and still reeling from a recent scare involving a family member and an electric ...

Generative A.I. chatbots are going down conspiratorial rabbit holes and endorsing wild, mystical belief systems. For some people, conversations with the technology can deeply distort reality. By ...

Have you ever wondered why what works for one of your children doesn’t work for the other? Or why a strategy that worked for your best friend’s child totally backfires when you try it with your own?

IntroductionWhen we talk about saving the planet, the focus is often on technology, new policies, or big investments. While these matter, one factor often overlooked is human behaviour – what people ...