DURHAM, N.C. – Computer engineers at Duke University have demonstrated that using complex numbers—numbers with both real and imaginary components—can play an integral part in securing artificial ...

The horror movie “Imaginary” adds a new toy to the growing list of harmless-turned-creepy childhood figures. This time, instead of a doll, it's Chauncey the teddy bear. Produced by Jason Blum and ...

Multiple films this year, including the new family comedy “IF,” explore the concept of imaginary friends on the big screen. By Erik Piepenburg In the new family comedy “IF,” Ryan Reynolds plays a ...

In the 1960’s, a developmental psychologist named David Elkind coined the term imaginary audience to describe how young adults often assume that they are constantly being watched and judged by others.

Psychologists don’t totally agree on how many of the world’s children have imaginary friends, but get enough of them together and they’ll give a ballpark figure. For invisible friends, the number is ...

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