A large part of what we’re doing with large language models involves looking at human behavior. That might get lost in some conversations about AI, but it’s really central to a lot of the work that’s ...

Human behavior is endlessly fascinating. We all walk around with our own quirks and habits, often unaware of just how similar or different we might be from others. You might be surprised to learn just ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. Other people can be baffling. Even in our closest relationships, loved ones frequently behave in ways that can seem inexplicable. Why can’t your friend recognize ...

A new study shows that dopamine release in the human brain plays a crucial role in encoding both reward and punishment prediction errors. This means that dopamine is involved in the process of ...

Human behavior may have influenced the evolution of new strains of COVID-19, new AI models suggest. Vaccination and immune pressures from previous infections are known to cause the emergence of new ...

Risky human behavior, not aggression by alligators, is the leading cause of alligator bites, according to a groundbreaking study by scientists at the University of Florida and Centre College in ...

On a bright, late-summer day in north-central Europe around 300,000 years ago, a team of perhaps a couple dozen hunters got into their assigned positions for a big kill. Little did they know that ...

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Many dog breeds are noted for their personalities and behavioral traits, from the distinctive vocalizations of huskies to the herding of border collies. People have worked to identify the genes ...