Hand movements are often treated as a nervous tic to be suppressed, but a growing body of research suggests they are one of the most powerful tools a speaker has. Across lab experiments, large-scale ...

Chimps and other apes have been observed making more than 80 meaningful gestures. Three theories have tried to explain why. By Carl Zimmer In the 1960s, Jane Goodall started spending weeks at a time ...

Project Titan may take the steering wheel out of the driver’s hands, but controlling the car could be as easy as gesturing at the seatbelt. Apple has filed an application with the U.S. Patent and ...