Body-slamming, hiding, hitting, poking, offering — and withdrawing an object, stealing, tickling and other teasing behaviors are documented across four great ape species in a new study.
The big picture: Teasing reflects social understanding and a sense of another individual's expectations — cognitive capabilities that are also building blocks for joking.
Until recently, quantum computers were essentially made-to-order products, but the industry has begun to lay the engineering groundwork for standardizing and manufacturing some of their parts.
The big picture: Quantum computers still have big hurdles to clear to fulfill the promise of outperforming traditional computers in solving some problems. They aren't likely to come complete out of a factory but this engineering stage between research and manufacturing their parts is critical.
Generation Z is America’smost diverse cohort yet — but they’re united by deep anxieties about the world around them.
Why it matters: A collision of political, economic and social trends has minted a generation in which huge numbers of people struggle to cope with the present and feel even worse about the future.
