A staple of Old Master paintings, the pointed finger serves as a gentle cue for where to look. But does the gesture really do the job? A new study published in Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, ...

As a former realtor, general contractor and greenhouse operator, Kristi has touched nearly all aspects of homeownership, from the foundation up. Today, Kristi is a full-time investing and real estate ...

Brendan is a movie buff, writer, and aspiring filmmaker. When he isn't writing he's usually playing games or at the movie theater. The Spider-Man pointing meme has managed to remain popular and ...

A toddler lifts a finger, pointing at a piece of food she wants that’s across the dinner table. The simple act of pointing is one of the first gestures we use to communicate with others, but for other ...

We tend to spend a lot of time wondering what our babies are thinking before they start talking and can tell us exactly what they’re thinking. For example, have you ever wondered what your baby means ...

Source: Mary Bates, used with permission. Pointing is a unique human referential signal. Babies develop the ability to understand pointing gestures between the ages of nine and 12 months. But what ...

A study by researchers from the University St Andrews has found that elephants are the only wild animals that can understand human pointing without being trained. In the study, published in Current ...

Is it appropriate to point at other people? I was brought up to believe that a polite person only pointed at things and animals and that, barring exceptions (emergencies, pointing at a great distance, ...