Summary: When two people click, their bodies often start to move in rhythm—literally. A new comprehensive review explores interpersonal physiological synchrony, the phenomenon where heart rates, skin conductance, and even…
Category: Bar-Ilan University
Outsmarting AI: Brain’s Wide, Shallow Learning Redefines Efficiency
Summary: Recent research contrasts the learning mechanisms of the human brain with those of deep learning in AI. Despite having fewer layers and slower, noisier dynamics, the brain can perform…
Six Degrees of Connection: A Mathematical Take on Social Ties
Summary: Scientists used mathematics to explain the social phenomenon of six degrees of separation. Their work suggests that the balance between the cost and benefit of maintaining social connections shapes…
