Ecology

When nodding means “no”: why do gestures sometimes deceive us?

When nodding means “no”: why do gestures sometimes deceive us?

There human communication it is a complex interweaving between words and the gestures of body. Much of what we transmit, in fact, does not pass through the voice, but through postures, head movementsfrom the hands and of body entire. However, what it may seem spontaneous and universal in a culture it can be interpreted completely different in another. In general, ...

Burps are caused by the noisy expulsion of excess air in the stomach: what the Cleveland Clinic says

Burps are caused by the noisy expulsion of excess air in the stomach: what the Cleveland Clinic says

Generated with AI for illustrative purposes only. The burp or belchingto use the medical term, is often considered an embarrassing gesture by social convention, but it is actually a shared bodily mechanism. As the Humanitas clinical institute explains, burping consists of the noisy emission of gas from the stomach through the mouth. This is a completely physiological mechanism that our ...

It looks like Claude's AI site, but it's a fake: how to recognize the hacking attempt

It looks like Claude’s AI site, but it’s a fake: how to recognize the hacking attempt

Screenshot of the fake site that imitates the official Claude download page. Credit: Malwarebytes. Claudethe artificial intelligence of Anthropicis becoming more and more popular. According to some estimates, it reached 290 million monthly visits. This has made the model a very attractive target for cybercriminals. Security researchers from Malwarebytes have identified a counterfeit website that closely imitates the official Claude ...

7 punctuation errors, from ellipses to semicolons: examples and correct forms

7 punctuation errors, from ellipses to semicolons: examples and correct forms

AI generated image. Punctuation seems like a minimal detail of Italian grammar, almost invisible, but it is one of the most influential elements clarity, pace and credibility of a text. All it takes is a misplaced comma or a sign used “at random” to change the meaning of a sentence. Many errors go unnoticed because they “sound natural”, but do ...