Let’s take our history of hand gestures back to the basics, starting with the good ol’ handshake. Whether you’re greeting someone for the first time, closing a deal or making amends, shaking hands is ...

Words matter—but your hands might matter more, according to a new UBC study which found that purposeful hand gestures can make speakers appear more competent and persuasive. The team also ran ...

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Everyone “talks” with their hands at least sometimes. Some people’s hand-talking or gesturing matches their message well. Other people have a tendency to make overly large gestures that can be ...

Mudra is the Sanskrit term for gesture, symbolizing a connection between the body, mind and spiritual energy. Yogic Mudras are specific hand gestures or body positions used in yoga and meditation to ...

Language mutates. As society changes, neologisms sprout, new words become codified – app, selfie, meme, troll – and old ones die out. And the rise of new technologies also impacts our non-verbal ...

A biohybrid hand which can move objects and do a scissor gesture has been created. The researchers used thin strings of lab-grown muscle tissue bundled into sushilike rolls to give the fingers enough ...

I sometimes walk the streets, talking to myself. I get a few pitying looks, but no one really bothers me. Soon, though, I fear they will. Because soon there'll be all sorts of people wandering down ...

Rumors about Apple's Vision Pro headset have been circulating for years, but something that was never quite clear was how it would be controlled. There were some early rumors of control devices, which ...