Seventy-five percent of pet owners consider their animal part of the family. Eighty percent of computer users curse out loud at uncooperative machines. Seventy percent of people who own a Roomba—the ...

We’ve all seen anthropomorphic objects. But what would it look like if everything around you had actual eyes and was looking at you? For this week’s Shooting Challenge, let’s find out. The Challenge ...

Reminding people of their close, caring relationships can reduce their tendency to anthropomorphize objects as a way of feeling socially connected, according to new research. The study replicates and ...

At 11 p.m. on the last Sunday of the semester, I slowly retrace my steps from Main Campbell Residence Hall to McComas gym. I wave the flashlight on my phone back and forth across the gray sidewalks ...

One morning back in the late 1990s, I was walking through the back streets of Drogheda, Ireland. The alleyways were strewn with litter. Amid the detritus, I spotted a tiny stuffed monkey, a casualty ...

Discussion of Yoruba anthropomorphic bells (omo) and the Alakoro mask with its distinctive "cat's whiskers" facial markings. https://siris-libraries.si.edu/ipac20 ...