This bold social experiment forces people to confront a question they’re never prepared for: would they let a stranger live ...

A Batman suit on a Milan train nudged commuters to notice a pregnant woman and offer their seats. A surprise made kindness ...

Psychologists are finding that simply spotting Batman in a public space can nudge people toward small acts of generosity, ...

Dressing up as Batman makes subway commuters treat each other more nicely, a recent study from Italy found — in a victory for ...

The link between games and gun violence is hotly debated among politicians, game developers, and social scientists on both sides. But new results from a truly strange experiment published Friday in ...

Smallville is not your average AI system. Here, AI-driven agents are doing something extraordinary: they’re performing complex tasks, engaging in social interactions, and even organizing events ...

It’s extremely tempting to say that Human Behavior Experiments, which debuted last night on the Sundance Channel, makes a compelling argument for Thomas Hobbes’ view of the state of human nature. With ...

Following up on their "First Amendment Project," the cable nets tap filmmaker Alex Gibney ("Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room") to craft this thought-provoking examination of three controversial ...

Scientists secretly wired dogs’ brains to steer their behavior, revealing just how far the agency was willing to push its ...

Following up on their "First Amendment Project," the cable nets tap filmmaker Alex Gibney ("Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room") to craft this thought-provoking examination of three controversial ...