Communication

Communication

An illustration representing a tense argument between a man and woman
Arguments don’t have to be about winning or losing; they can help us build trust despite disagreeing.
a bunch of bees that are inside of a beehive.
Bees learn and culturally transmit their communication skills.
A white king defeated by a black pawn in chess
Everyone loves a good underdog story, but the lessons we derive from them depend on how they’re told.
Woman sending Morse code using telegraph
Telegrams were the “Twitter of the 1850s and 1860s” — and they elicited the exact same overblown fears as Twitter does today.
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"I am an anthropologist, and for years, I have spoken to people who have had these experiences."
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Washington University professor John Inazu tells us how we can make peace inside a raging culture war.
Sex, it turns out, isn’t as easy or simple as popular culture might lead us to believe.
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From emotional intelligence to problem solving, these management training topics will set team leaders up for success.
Apart from the energy needed to flip the switch, no other energy is needed to transmit the information.
No family is immune to money conflicts, no matter how much they love each other. Here’s what to look out for.
Black and white sketch of a man in formal attire with short hair, bow tie, and jacket, facing sideways with arms slightly raised.
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Make it simple. Make it clear. Make it stick. Alan Alda on how to get everyone to understand your thoughts.
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A conversation with an advanced alien species is likely to be simple and to take 1,000 years. It might also be dangerous.
The majority of children who stutter will spontaneously recover from it without intervention, but some 20% of people do not.
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Deep secrets don’t explode. They do something worse, explains Michael Slepian.
Use words with plosives and affricates if you really want to make sure everyone knows you mean business.
“My dad asked me if I had been to tutoring and I lied… Then he showed me the tablet."
People naturally judge fact from fiction in offline social settings, so why is it so hard online?
We are not yet at the point where quantum communications can be deployed to secure the internet, but we might not be far off. 
You don’t need to ride into the danger zone to take advantage of TOPGUN’s life and career lessons.
It might seem petty and shallow to get upset over a bad gift, but there's often a deeper reason behind the feeling.
Researchers use fluid dynamics to spot artificial imposter voices.
"The digital HQ - the digital infrastructure that supports productivity and collaboration - actually became more important than the physical HQ."
While most participants fibbed a little bit, laptop users were much more likely to lie – and by a lot more.
coronation
Televising the coronation was thought to be an affront to the dignity of the event.
Executive presence training
Executive presence training can help leaders learn how to better support their people, become more self aware, communicate effectively, and more.
Think you should speak about 40% of the time in conversation? How about 70%?