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Could It Be Her Voice? Why Scarlett Johansson’s Voice Makes Samantha Seem Human
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Early in the movie Her, writer Theodore Twombly (Joaquin Phoenix) has a conversation with his new Operating System, Samantha (Scarlett Johansson), for the first time. Just moments into the conversation, Theodore expresses amazement: “You seem like a person – but you’re just a voice in a computer.” Indeed, Samantha exists only as a voice in Theodore’s ear [...]

Metaphors of the Union: Language in the State of the Union Address
To investigate the language used to describe some of the…

Thinking Appropriately About Climate Change
In his recent State of the Union message, President Obama flatly…

Nudging the UK: A Conversation with David Halpern
The UK's Behavioral Insights Team has generated a lot of attention…


