#NatureHumanBehaviour Quantifying large language model usage in scientific papers www.nature.com/articles/s41... LLM modification estimates were higher among papers from first authors who post preprints more frequently, papers in more crowded research areas and papers of shorter lengths

#NatureHumanBehaviour Quantifying large language model usage in scientific papers https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-025-02273-8 LLM modification estimates were higher among papers from first authors who post preprints more frequently, papers in more […]

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#NatureHumanBehaviour How laypeople evaluate scientific explanations containing jargon https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-025-02227-0 jargon increases satisfaction because laypeople assume the jargon fills gaps in explanations that are otherwise incomplete.

#NatureHumanBehaviour How laypeople evaluate scientific explanations containing jargon https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-025-02227-0 jargon increases satisfaction because laypeople assume the jargon fills gaps in explanations that are otherwise incomplete.

People have empathy with AI… when they think it’s human : Study finds emotional support from chatbots is more readily accepted if participants don't know it's an AI

People have empathy with #AI... as long as they think it's human
www.theregister.com/2025/07/01/p...

Research from 9 studies involving 6,282 participants published in #NatureHumanBehaviour.
#ArtificialIntelligence #Chatbot #LLM #GenerativeAI #TechNews

How Genes Influence the Timing of a Baby's First Step The science behind motor milestones and learning to walk.

🧬 👶 🐥 How do genes influence when a baby takes their first step?
Our colleague Prof Angelica Ronald explores this question in a fascinating new blog post on Psychology Today. Drawing on her team’s recent publ in #NatureHumanBehaviour and #NatureGenetics.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/surr...

Trust in scientists and their role in society across 68 countries - Nature Human Behaviour What is the state of trust in scientists around the world? To answer this question, the authors surveyed 71,922 respondents in 68 countries and found that trust in scientists is moderately high.

### Publications with the data ###
📄 #Trust in scientists and their role in society (@colognaviktoria.bsky.social et al, #NatureHumanBehaviour: www.nature.com/articles/s41...)
📄 How ppl get information and #communicate about science (@nielsmede.bsky.social et al, #Preprint: osf.io/preprints/os...)

#NatureHumanBehaviour Building machines that learn and think with people www.nature.com/articles/s41... Future thought partners for medicine can jointly reason with human doctors across modalities, a shared understanding of biology and patient needs, and a model of others’ limitations.

Study shows self-administered mindfulness meditation reduces stress A study in Nature Human Behaviour found that four types of self-administered mindfulness meditation exercises—mindful walking, mindful breathing, loving-kindness meditation, and body scan—effectively ...

Study shows self-administered mindfulness meditation reduces stress 🌿🧘‍♂️📊 www.news-medical.net/news/2024061... #Mindfulness #Meditation #StressReduction #MentalHealth #Wellness #SelfCare #MindfulLiving #Research #NatureHumanBehaviour #StressManagement @natureportfolio.bsky.social

I am SO excited by this publication. Our lead author @britdavidson.bsky.social does an excellent job of describing it in the thread below. A massive well done to the whole team, and a big thank you to #NatureHumanBehaviour!