13-10-07 Heated debates about the quantifiable value of arts and literature are a common feature of American social discourse（论述，谈话） . Now, two researchers from The New School for Social Research have published a paper in Science demonstrating that re...

13-09-27 Hate hug is a hug given as an unavoidable social grace even though one or both people engaged in the hug hate each other and would not willingly hug if they were alone. Hate hug is characterized by being a very fast and going through the motions hug...

13-09-27 Personality spam refers to incessant online posts and messages relating to one's personal life and interests, particularly on social media, and people who frequently do this are called personality spammers. Personality spam（个人垃圾信息）指发布在网...

13-09-27 E-cquaintance refers to a person known to another through online communication only (as via email, instant messenger or social networking website). The term is a blend of electronic and acquaintance, just like e-mail and e-commerce, where acquaintan...

13-09-27 A digital wildfire is essentially a false rumor that spreads very rapidly in the online universe, typically through social media. It's a piece of misleading information that can rip through the public consciousness at breakneck speed, and the ramifi...

13-09-27 Gift-giving anxiety is a form of social anxiety. The amount of anxiety one feels at giving a gift is dependent on the need for approval and the fear of being seen or judged in a negative way. 送礼焦虑症（gift-giving anxiety）是一种社交焦虑症。一个人...

13-09-16 Even though Danish students have equal access to education, their choice of studies is still influenced by social class. Young people from working class backgrounds are motivated by studies with a clear job profile and high income, while prestige an...

13-09-13 Designers of social robots, take note. Bring your dog to the lab next time you test a prototype, and watch how your pet interacts with it. You might just learn a thing or two that could help you fine-tune future designs. So says Gabriella Lakatos of...

13-09-12 Ghosting -- aka the Irish goodbye, the French exit -- refers to leaving a social gathering without saying your farewells. One moment you're at the bar, or the house party, or the Sunday morning wedding brunch. The next moment you're gone, in the man...

13-09-07 Orphaned chimpanzees are less socially competent（胜任的，有能力的） than chimpanzees who were reared by their mother. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, observed that orphaned chimpanzees f...