Using certain hand gestures can boost audience engagement and willingness to purchase, according to a new study from Wharton’s Jonah Berger. Persuasive communication is Wharton marketing professor ...

A new hand signal, demonstrated in a video uploaded to TikTok and Twitter, is being used by domestic violence victims to ...

Using hand signals during calls can increase a team’s ability to communicate more effectively in an environment where it is difficult to pick up on social cues, a new study suggests. University ...

The “Signal for Help” is a tool to help those experiencing gender-based violence, created by the Canadian Women’s Foundation. It’s a one-handed gesture a person can use to communicate they need ...

Having students make hand gestures connected to what they’re learning can help them remember new information, including vocabulary. But there are some important caveats. When I was researching a book ...

As children return to school, new research from the University of Iowa shows how parents can help their kids learn while literally being on the same wavelength. In a new study, neuroscientists found ...

In face-to-face conversations, speakers use hand movements to signal meaning. But do listeners actually use these gestures to predict what someone might say next? In a study using virtual avatars, ...

A recent study from the Institute of English Language and Literature at Freie Universität Berlin has shown that using codified gestures as a teaching method may make it easier for children and ...