When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters. At Vox, our mission is to help you make sense of the world — and that work has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our own. We ...

Ever notice how space in a car fills up? How about space in a bus? How about space at a bar? Then you need to know about proxemics. It’s the study of how, precisely, humans like their space arranged — ...

If you really want to freak people out some time, get in an elevator and ride facing the back of the car. The other passengers will think you’re nuts. Why? There are many unwritten social conventions ...

In cultural anthropology, proxemics is the research of peoples’ relationship with and use of space, be it as part of nonverbal communication or other forms of interaction. The improv power trio of ...

Smile carries a lot of meaning across cultures. When working in China, I’ve learned that smiling is a sign of nervousness which can be misinterpreted by us (Israel, Europe, the US, let’s call it our ...

The study of what people communicate by standing closer, or farther away, is called Proxemics. Combined with the study of body language (known as Kinesics) and touch (called Haptics), it is an ...

Is space the final frontier? Humans continue to seek to conquer space. One need only look to Elon Musk’s "Starship to Mars" endeavours, or the train of Starlink satellites traipsing across the night ...

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