Raising polite children feels like an odd priority during an era of cultural and personal incivility — all those screaming headlines and angry texts. Digital communication has rendered certain rituals ...

Are you usually polite? When are you not? Where do you draw the line? Are you always polite to those who are polite to you? What about those who are not polite to you? What about those you meet only ...

Politeness is a one-way street, often masking hypocrisy and violence; true civility can only exist between equals, not as a tool for oppression. Last month, this author wrote the obituary of ...

Kun Zhao does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

In the rapidly advancing world of artificial intelligence, interactions between humans and machines are becoming increasingly sophisticated. Among these AI marvels, OpenAI’s ChatGPT stands out as a ...

Lecturer in Management, School of Business, The University of Queensland Since former Australian of the Year Grace Tame declined to smile in a photo opportunity with Prime Minister Scott Morrison, ...