This may come as a surprise to many parents and teachers that being quirky with words through sarcasm is a sign of a flexible and inventive mind. Sarcasm is the use of words or expressions to mean the ...

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Scientists have developed a new system that can detect sarcasm in social media posts, and interpret it for people with autism and Asperger's syndrome who have difficulty understanding such statements.

Sarcasm is the use of irony to contempt someone. It is not a healthy sign of a human being. Sarcasm sees another person in a poorer light and continues it with other people as well. Very often sarcasm ...

Humans are fundamentally social animals. Our social nature means that we interact with each other in positive, friendly ways, and it also means we know how to manipulate others in a very negative way.

Researchers at the University of Manitoba are looking for deaf and hard of hearing Manitobans to participate in a new study covering uncharted territory — discovering how people who use American Sign ...