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Ever notice how space in a car fills up? How about space in a bus? How about space at a bar? Then you need to know about proxemics. It’s the study of how, precisely, humans like their space arranged — ...

In cultural anthropology, proxemics is the research of peoples’ relationship with and use of space, be it as part of nonverbal communication or other forms of interaction. The improv power trio of ...

If you really want to freak people out some time, get in an elevator and ride facing the back of the car. The other passengers will think you’re nuts. Why? There are many unwritten social conventions ...

Smile carries a lot of meaning across cultures. When working in China, I’ve learned that smiling is a sign of nervousness which can be misinterpreted by us (Israel, Europe, the US, let’s call it our ...

The study of what people communicate by standing closer, or farther away, is called Proxemics. Combined with the study of body language (known as Kinesics) and touch (called Haptics), it is an ...

Researchers in Japan are using "robotic social trash boxes" to investigate interactions between humans and robots for improving robot-to-human communications. Toyohashi Tech researchers use 'robotic ...

Remember the Seinfeld episode about the close talker? In this time of social distancing, it’s worth thinking about how our individual boundary style as well as our personality type shapes our response ...