Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAccording to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2.65 million people are carers, with 235,000 under 25. More than half of these young carers aged 12-25 years have either fallen behind…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g5aJExZQwg A college valedictorian at Rollins College in Orlando, Florida, with nonverbal autism delivered an inspiring commencement speech to her graduating class with the help of text-to-speech software on…
Scientists used animated humanoid avatars to study how nonverbal cues influence people's behavior. Reported in the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, the research offers insight into the brain mechanisms that drive social and economic…
‘Junk Clown’, a Korean play for children, brings the concept of recycling to the table through mime
Broken barrels, bent pans and torn umbrellas are strewn across the stage: things that embody everyday life. Among them, clowns frolic.…
Non-parents expand the range of their facial expressions in caring for infants among primates, a team of anthropologists has found. The study shows the ability, among non-relatives, to both decipher facial expressions and to be attuned to…