Has Advertising Lost Its Credibility? [Infographic]
If you believe every claim on every advertisement that you see, you’re in the minority. A new survey shows that consumers distrust advertisements, with only […]
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Male Politicians Have ‘Bigger Heads’ [Study]
Do you think male politicians have bigger heads than female politicians? If you answered yes, you’d be correct. But not if you were referring to […]
Have Einstein’s Predictions About Interaction Come True?
Is Albert Einstein turning in his grave because of the way we interact today? According to this image, the answer is yes. This viral meme […]
Yes, You’re a Digital Liar [Video]
Jeff Hancock thinks you’re a liar. But not in some awful you’re-a-terrible-person sort of way. The cognitive science and communication professor from Cornell simply thinks […]
TV Couples Destructive to Real Life Relationships [Study]
Staying on good terms with your significant other can take a tremendous amount of work, and according to a new study, getting too invested in […]
Supermodels Share Perspectives on Beauty Lost and Found in HBO Documentary
In his latest documentary, About Face: The Supermodels, Then and Now, photographer and filmmaker Timothy Greenfield-Sanders takes a look at the often bizarre world of […]
The Evolution of Olympic Communication [Infographic]
High-speed data transmissions sent directly to smart phones and tablets are certainly a far cry from rolled-up notes strapped to pigeons. Modern Olympics fans enjoy […]
Women Viewers Stick to Watching Feminine Olympic Events [Study]
Although women currently enjoy an unprecedented level of prominence in the world of sports, regular sports viewing is still at odds with accepted gender roles […]
Is Social Media Hurting Our Social Skills? [Infographic]
Over the past decade, the Internet has permanently changed the way that the average person communicates with loved ones, friends and colleagues. Some of these […]
The Disembodied Body Language of Email
With computer-mediated communication, reading and writing have become a tango. Text is ephemeral, disposable, spontaneous – much like real-time natural language. In fact, texting occurs at near-conversation rates. How does this alter our experience of the written word? When text communication approaches this rate of exchange, something new kicks in: emotions and fleeting thoughts get mingled with the generation of words.