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Ask an AI model the same political question in two different languages, and you may get two very different responses. A new ...

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Nestled in the core of the brain is the hippocampus, a little curve of tissue central to memory and learning. It serves as a ...

Neither genetics nor brain scans can distinguish a person with depression, A.D.H.D. or autism from one without.

Michael Terrenzi ’26 reflected that when they were 18 years old and decided to come to Brandeis, they were looking for a ...

Imagine this: You turn to a colleague and say, “Could you make me a coffee, please?” They look at you and pause. Half a second passes. A second. Maybe two. And then they say, “Sure, I’ll make you a ...

Carrie Arpik, a registered dietician who works for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, was quite busy during February ...

Prenatal language wiring: Babies exposed to a foreign language before birth process it like their mother tongue, showing early brain plasticity and potential for early interventions. Pronunciation ...

If machines can do this faster and more accurately than humans, is investing years in learning another language still worth ...

A new Washington University in St. Louis' study takes on the Herculean task of studying the linguistic choices of more than 800 political parties from 87 democracies around the world, including the ...

My new research offers a new way to understand China’s grand strategy through plot devices and overarching narratives.