It’s unclear if this robot talks trash or not. Photo: Carnegie Mellon University Trash talk has long been an effective (but underhanded) tool when it comes to sports, gaming, and other competitive ...

You've likely talked to a robot already without even knowing it. And you might have even heard the term "chatbot" in the news. But what is a chatbot? How do chatbots work? Essentially, a chatbot is ...

As a cognitive neuroscientist, I’ve always been fascinated by the human brain. As the photograph shows, I work with robots — at the intersection of neuroscience and robotics. I’m interested in how the ...

Would you crack under a relentless assault of trash talk from a robot? Yeah, turns out you probably would. Or so says a recent study by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, which demonstrated ...

You've likely heard of conscious thought and subconscious thought, but humans may in fact possess three levels of consciousness, a new review suggests — and this concept could help scientists develop ...