Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Human behavior is endlessly fascinating. We all walk around with our own quirks and habits, often unaware of just how similar or ...

We all know, Stephen Dubner said, that drunk driving greatly increases the likelihood of a fatal car crash. But, Dubner and his business partner, economist Steven Levitt, found that you are eight ...

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 ...

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 her self-destructive foibles? Why do ...

Over the past year, a curious idea known as the “Viral Bird Theory” has taken over social platforms, podcasts, and group chats, sparking intense debates about how humans behave when they think no one ...