Author Brandon Taylor argues that Jane Austen's novel 'Persuasion' illustrates how funny—and sad—adulthood can be.

New research from the Wharton School’s Generative  AI Labs shows how large language models can be coaxed into ignoring safety ...

“Persuasion,” the novel, is a text that lends itself to little irony. It is an earnest tale of love lost and reclaimed, not so much a comedy or a sweeping romance as it is a character study.

A persuasion trigger is any marketing tactic that convinces people to take action that grows your brand, and there are proven methods that get people to say "yes." ...

Bayesian persuasion is an idea only a little more than a decade old that’s being used to study phenomena as varied as advertising, the law, bond ratings and parking enforcement.

The trailer for “Persuasion,” the debut feature from the British theater director Carrie Cracknell, landed in mid-June. Social media attacks, led by fans of the Jane Austen novel on which the ...

Persuasion is fundamentally different because it relies on understanding what smoking does to the human body. Someone who’s persuaded of its dangers has an incentive to stop that’s entirely ...

“Successful entrepreneurs recommend reading this article about the persuasion techniques companies use to drive engagement.” Scratch that, how’s this? “Tons of people are tweeting this ...