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Communication

When Kids Talk to Machines

Language bots are no substitute for teaching children to speak and learn.

June 12, 2024

A Scientist Walks Into a Bar …

How comedy plays on our emotions to fight misinformation.

May 9, 2024

How Whales Could Help Us Speak to Aliens

Learning to decode complex communication on Earth may give us a leg up if intelligent life from space makes contact.

April 26, 2024

The Rebel Issue

How we change the world.

April 8, 2024

Viva la Library!

Rebel against The Algorithm. Get a library card.

April 8, 2024

The End of Species

Why it's time for new ways of naming life.

March 25, 2024

What’s In a Fish’s Name?

Indigenous words for fishes open a window into endangered cultures.

March 12, 2024

A Knockout Issue

Asteroids, boxing, and hallucinations, in the editor’s note from Print Issue 54.

February 29, 2024

Could Onomatopoeia Be the Origin of Language?

What we can learn from the ding-dong hypothesis, James Joyce, Buster Keaton, and a language known as !Xoon.

February 13, 2024

10 Timeless Papers That Challenged Our Thinking

My favorite readings for my students.

January 31, 2024

The Most Beautiful Science of the Year

These are a few of our favorite things from 2023.

December 22, 2023

AI Can Help Democracy

Talking politics in a polarized society can get heated fast. Chatbots could help us keep our cool.

December 13, 2023