So, in an effort to put humanity's best foot forward, Earth's welcoming committee -- composed of scientists, politicians, celebrities, etc. -- decides to make first contact in a language that conveys ...

What is the most spoken language in the world? The answer differs based on whether you count all speakers or just native speakers.

But what do we mean by an efficient language – it is the fastest and most accurate speech, or most widely understood in multiple countries?

This is because I have studied the word carefully, and I have come to believe it is the single-most-important word in human language. I acknowledge that this is a pretty strong assertion!

Curiously, in some species this was found to be even stronger than in human language, potentially indicating they’ve evolved a more efficient means of communicating (though we can't assume ...

Imagine two AI systems having a conversation, but instead of using human language, they switch to a mode where their dialogue becomes completely unintelligible.

English is, unsurprisingly, the most commonly spoken language across the US, and Spanish is the second-most-common in 48 states and the District of Columbia.

For example, if human walking is more efficient than chimpanzee walking than you would expect based on chance alone, then it lends support to the energy-efficiency explanation.

An Artificial Intelligence Developed Its Own Non-Human Language When Facebook designed chatbots to negotiate with one another, the bots made up their own way of communicating.

The cell is amazingly energy efficient. Capable of trapping about 38% of the energy that it receives from sugar, it may be the most energy efficient machine on Earth.

Vincent Peters spent four years working at SpaceX in compliance. He said it was the most efficient company he'd ever worked at.

Marnie Chesterton attempts to apply science and evidence to the art of speech, in a quest to discover what language is the most efficient on Earth. Show more Communicating quickly, accurately and ...