It's the largest comparative study of its kind ever conducted. In order to measure what most of us would instantly consider a subjective field, the team used divergent linguistic creativity tasks to ...

A new study concludes that, while reading, the human brain processes language differently depending on the person’s situation. The researchers found that reading in company might result in more ...

A sign of deep creativity is the ability to create new words on the fly. Consider William Shakespeare… he invented over 2000 words! He made up words like advertising, bloodstained, cold-blooded, ...

I am preparing to talk to a group of SCU students about privacy online and the relationship between privacy and ethics. As I do, I’m considering my audience. I grew up in Romania, at a time when the ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen an explosion of new words and phrases in English (for example, covidiot) and other languages Coronaspeck in German to describe lockdown weight gain) that ...

The imaginative landscapes of artificial intelligence (AI) are offering us powerful views of our world. We're witnessing a fascinating phenomenon unfold—one that transcends the mere mechanics of ...

Philosophy of language and linguistic theory examine the intricate relationship between language, meaning and the mind. This interdisciplinary field interrogates the ways in which words and ...

A massive new study comparing more than 100,000 people with today’s most advanced AI systems delivers a surprising result: generative AI can now beat the average human on certain creativity tests.