With more than 8,000 languages spoken globally, many are endangered due to globalisation and cultural assimilation.

While filler words can help conversations flow, research suggests overusing them may signal uncertainty or a shaky command of the material (or language in general). In professional settings—like work ...

The problem isn’t only avoidance. Many conversations fail because participants focus on persuasion, treating arguments like battles to be won. Minson says that shifting the goal from winning to ...

The profession of journalism is facing dual challenges of lost trust and relevance. A research project among educators, students, journalists and communities in six states has found that pairing ...

Director John Patton Ford’s spin on the 1949 British thriller “Kind Hearts and Coronets" doesn't have his star in eight roles, but it does have a spirit of dark fun.

Chatbots can talk with you. But what if they could talk to one another?

When Ann Hamilton arrived at Colorado State University Feb. 9 on behalf of the Scott Artist Series, she sparked conversations of not only art, but of all the senses that must be used to both interact ...

Online travel major MakeMyTrip will integrate OpenAI's APIs into its GenAI assistant Myra to convert conversational travel ...

PersonaPlex listens and speaks at the same time, eliminating awkward pauses and allowing for seamless interruptions.

And spoken language is more varied than written text. There are accents and dialects, meaningful hesitations that can’t be ...

Valentine's Day romance scams in 2026 use AI personas and automated scripts to target divorced and widowed individuals ...