It can compliment, or dismiss. It sometimes conveys strong emotions, or no emotion at all. And that's "nice" -- a tidy, sturdy word that's remarkably adaptable. Hundreds of years ago, it meant someone ...

Kind words make people feel good, and a video game is aiming to create conversations between real people. Even though AI can create conversations between people and machines, they might not be as ...

A few kind words can change someone’s outlook, and National Compliment Day celebrates those brief exchanges that stick longer than expected. Compliments often arrive with a reflex to dodge them, but ...