Throughout the world, societies discriminate against and mistreat members of certain social groups. Young children may express intergroup biases that lead to such outcomes, demonstrating preferences ...

A new study shows that being forced to listen to one half of a person's cell phone conversation is far more distracting than overhearing two people talk. Listening to one-side of a cell phone ...

A study published in the journal PNAS highlights the impact of overhearing-based learning on language development in infants who are rarely spoken to directly. Tseltal mother carrying a nine-month-old ...

People talk on their cell phones everywhere - in stores, in parks, in the hallway outside my office. Although I hate overhearing someone's phone conversation, I'm frequently forced to listen to half a ...

Toddlers can pick up new words just by overhearing conversations. Now, new research suggests that some intelligent dogs can expand their vocabulary in just the same way. Children as young as 18 months ...