New research from Dartmouth College shows that hearing about others’ experiences can change how people feel pain, effort, and ...

In the US–Iran confrontation, the contest over perception has become central. Both sides use public threats, political ...

People and computers perceive the world differently, which can lead AI to make mistakes no human would. Researchers are working on how to bring human and AI vision into alignment.

A few minutes with a chatbot may be enough to make it seem more mind-like. New research explores why humans start seeing ...

Romanians have limited perceptions of gender inequalities and continue to maintain traditional views on the roles of women and men, according to Eurostat data from the survey on the perception of ...

As new research suggests that anxiety about the future is taking its toll on us biologically, Helen digs into the science behind this self-fulfilling prophecy ...

References to "scientific consensus" should cease in situations where our knowledge is in fact incomplete. Estonia's public institutions must improve the quality of research and ensure greater ...

Certain beliefs about the United States once seemed unshakable in China: that America was hopelessly far ahead, for example, ...

This study provides important insights into how working memory shapes perceptual decisions, using a dual-task design, continuous mouse tracking, and hierarchical Bayesian modeling. By dissociating ...

People with aphantasia have no mental imagery—and they’re offering brain scientists a window into consciousness ...

We don’t experience the world through neat, separate senses—everything blends together. Smell, touch, sound, sight, and balance constantly influence one another, shaping how food tastes, objects feel, ...

Rachel Feltman: Happy Monday, listeners! For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. Today, instead of our usual news roundup, I’m here to introduce you to our new interim host. I’m ...