In an episode of "The Simpsons," Professor Frink, left, demonstrates his latest creation: a sarcasm detector. ©2003 THE SIMPSONS and TTCFFC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FOX In an episode of “The Simpsons,” mad ...

When we write something to another person, over email or perhaps on social media, we may not state things directly, but our words may instead convey a latent meaning—an underlying subtext. We also ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) may not have feelings, but it's getting scarily good at recognising yours. A new study from the University of Cambridge, published in Scientific Reports and cited by PTI, ...

Sarcasm is a form of communication intended to convey the opposite of what is literally said. It is most often used to criticize someone, e.g., stating, “You’re really good at this!” to a friend who ...

The Secret Service is getting involved in software to monitor social media posts, because of course they are. But the fun part, according to a report from Nextgov, is that the software will be able to ...

There was nothing very interesting in Dr. Katherine P. Rankin's study of sarcasm -- at least, nothing worth your important time. All she did was use an MRI to find the place in the brain where the ...

In 2018, my Australian co-worker asked me, “Hey, how are you going?”. My response – “I am taking a bus” – was met with a smirk. I had recently moved to Australia. Despite studying English for more ...