Author Brandon Taylor argues that Jane Austen's novel 'Persuasion' illustrates how funny—and sad—adulthood can be.

New research from the Wharton School’s Generative  AI Labs shows how large language models can be coaxed into ignoring safety ...

The truth is that mere facts and information often fail to move people. Yet when we are in a disagreement, we often forget ...

In-person conversations can create "bridging ties" with people who are different from us, says the writer from South Knoxville, a UT researcher.

All told, 474 groups spent more than $9.3 million to influence lawmakers as they decided the fates of hundreds of pieces of legislation during the first four months of the year. The data comes from ...

Trump tried to float the revised – and ridiculous – conspiracy theory that the Epstein files were really crafted and created ...

And soft power — the power of persuasion — would be utilised much more to pursue foreign policy goals and build a country’s global influence. Not so today. Powerful countries and regional powers are ...

A peerless chronicler of class and romance, the “Pride and Prejudice” author was never prolific. But her work remains ...

Chloe Kelly needed no persuasion to take the pressure-cooker extra-time penalty that sent defending champions England into ...

Attempts to destroy AI to stop a superintelligence from taking over the world are unlikely to work. Humans may have to ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune is working on his pitch to persuade voters to turn out for the Republican slate ...