How does a robotic arm or a prosthetic hand learn a complex task like grasping and rotating a ball? Researchers address the classic 'nature versus nurture' question. The research demonstrates that the ...

Computing pioneer Alan Turing suggested training machines with rewards and punishments. Two computer scientists put the idea ...

When people let their minds wander during tasks that require attention and active thinking, it can hurt how well they learn ...

When deciding if something is worth the effort, whether you've already exerted yourself or face the prospect of work changes your calculus. That's what we found in our new research, published in the ...

Although we aren’t consciously aware of our ‘automatic memory,’ it influences almost all of our thoughts, behaviour and ...

Quiet quitting, the Great Resignation, chronically low engagement numbers, increasing numbers of labor disputes, demands for ...