Enjoy some fun & interesting facts on various social issues. The Boston Globe took the time to compile these short but very interesting insights on why we like what we like and do what we do! Trusting Faces: How long does it take us to judge the trustworthiness of a person we just met? According…
Read MoreStudy Reveals Origins of Facial Expressions
Why do our eyes widen when afraid and narrow to slits when disgusted? Research findings by Cornell neuroscientist Adam Anderson suggest that human facial expressions arose from universal, adaptive reactions to environmental stimuli and not originally as social communication signals, lending support to Charles Darwin’s 19th-century theories on the evolution of emotion. Anderson is an…
Read MoreManipulating Emotions – The Effects of Social Media
Forbes: Entrepreneur delves into what really motivates people in this day and age! How can people, companies, and groups spur us into action? There are plenty of options: advertising, marketing, and of course the ever popular and influential social media. It has been revealed long ago that influencing one’s emotions can in turn affect their…
Read MoreFirst Impressions
We’ve always been told “Don’t judge a book by its cover“, but in fact research shows that, that is exactly what our brains are programmed to do. LiveScience comments on new findings that identify which facial features influence how others first perceive a person. Are you perceived as trustworthy, attractive, dominant? Scientists purport that these judgments are…
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