The history of hand gestures: Who knew?! Why do we use our hands to express ourselves? Many hand gesture meanings go back millennia, but if you’ve spent any time online lately, you know that hand ...

When Gen Z officially came out against the thumb s-up emoji, it got us thinking about the thumbs-up gesture itself. Here in the United States, it remains an innocuous sign of affirmation. But it’s one ...

A common hand gesture in a South Korean army recruitment poster has prompted scrutiny of a little-known cultural sensitivity ...

One of the main problems travelers face is communicating with the locals. Even if you never leave home without your trusty phrase book, communication is as much about nonverbal cues as it is about ...

Last night, Anthony Weiner ended his disastrous run for mayor with a crude gesture at a reporter. Political wisdom of the act aside, it turns out that raising the middle finger — flipping the bird, as ...

We've already heard about gloves and cameras that could be used to translate hand gestures (such as American Sign Language) into text or spoken words. What might be simpler, though, is a system ...