Human Interactions

Discoveries New DNA evidence finds that Neanderthals didn’t go extinct

Our ancestors split from the Neanderthal family tree around 600,000 years ago and developed modern characteristics about 250,000 years ago

AI Do humans and AI work better together or alone? Surprising MIT findings Joshua Shavit

Discoveries DNA evidence reveals that Neanderthals didn’t go extinct Rebecca Shavit

Discoveries DNA evidence indicates Neanderthals didn’t go extinct – were absorbed into today’s human ancestry Rebecca Shavit

Discoveries Modern Humans and Neanderthals lived together 45,000 years ago, study finds Joshua Shavit

Discoveries Scent of a friend: Similarities in body odor may contribute to social bonding Joshua Shavit

Discoveries Meet Supernova: The new social media platform taking on ‘Doomscrolling’Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Machine learning can predict if you’ll leave your partner Joseph Shavit

Discoveries What makes a voice attractive to others — study finds Joseph Shavit

Discoveries A visit from a social robot improves hospitalized children’s outlook Joseph Shavit

Global Good Earliest evidence of human activity found in the Americas Joseph Shavit

Global Good Research shows that, one-on-one, humanoid robots can psych us out Joshua Shavit

Global Good Do genetics control who our friends are?Joshua Shavit

Global Good What makes a voice attractive?Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Humans vs. automation: Service center agents can outperform technology, study shows Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Empathy training could reduce violent, sexual, and fraud-related crime Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Use your team’s emotions to boost creativity Joseph Shavit