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DOGS DIFFERENTIATE EMOTIONS
In a 2026 study, scientists scanned the brains of 12 awake dogs as they viewed human faces showing happiness, anger, fear and sadness, and found specialized neural activity for smiles while dogs could distinguish fear from anger and sadnessNew findings suggest that dogs have developed specialized brain regions for identifying human emotions. Their brain activities reveal notic...
Hobby to hustle: Six years ago, the pandemic and lockdowns sparked a wave of micro-entrepreneurs. Here’s how some built to lastIndia’s Covid-era “hobby economy” — spanning gardening, baking, fitness and pet care — has evolved into a ₹1.5-2 lakh cr market, though not...
The idea that Claude has feelings is great for Anthropic: Parmy OlsonRichard Dawkins, a prominent skeptic, recently declared a large language model named Claude to be conscious after a series of interactions....
Portuguese proverb of the day: “A barking dog does not bite” – life lessons on human nature, fear, psychology and why actions matter more than wordsPortuguese proverb of the day: “A barking dog does not bite,” highlights the difference between words and real action in human behavior. Th...
ET 40 Under Forty 2024: Celebrating India's top young business leadersThe Economic Times 40 Under Forty list features a diverse group of young business leaders, including entrepreneurs, professionals, and inno...
Deepak Parekh, the man who left Chase Manhattan to build HDFCParekh famously left his Chase Manhattan Bank job in 1978, where he was earning twice the salary he would at HDFC. For Parekh, now 78, who ...
No, robots can’t think or feel. Decoding the sentient debateThe problem is that the people closest to the technology live with one foot in the future.
Full text of Warren Buffett's annual letter to shareholdersWarren Buffett released his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders on Saturday.
How India’s motorman is plotting to turn Royal Enfield into a global leaderSiddhartha Lal turned around a struggling, loss-making company that was on the verge of closure when he took over in 1999.
How Rashi Narang turned her 'pet' project into million-dollar businessIn an overcrowded segment of pet accessories, Heads Up For Tails has grown from a tiny kiosk to nine stores in three cities. After six-fold...
This is what kept our celebrities awake in 2016From the suicide of Rohith Vemula in Hyderabad to the disappearance of Najeeb Ahmed at JNU, the young are a worried lot.
The other side: Will AAP, BJP remember Trilokpuri & Seelampur in the mad rush of making Delhi a smart city?In this part of Delhi, left behind in the frantic race to acquire a world-class status, there is simmering anger and resentments, but peopl...