Could Toy’s Facial Expressions be Harming our Kids?

According to the Mother Nature Network there may be a link between Lego facial expressions and children’s emotions.  Since their inception, Lego figurines’  facial expressions have evolved to display more negative emotions.  This has led some to believe that these negative emotions could have a negative impact on the children playing with them. Christoph Bartneck,…

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Facial Cues that Do & Don’t Indicate Lying

4GWAR, the nations counter terrorism, homeland security and  new technologies blog recently did an article on Humintell’s Director, Dr. David Matsumoto and his speech at a Human Geography Conference outside of Washington D.C. The article’s focus was on the “geography” of  the human and that role in deception detection.  Human geography is a multi-discipline study…

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Emotinal Incontinence

There is a disorder out there that can mimic different emotions and often times mirrors depression.  Pesudobulbar Affect or PBA can take its toll on anyone of any age group.  However, it most commonly affects individuals with Multiple Sclerosis and Alzheimer’s, Its symptoms are usually sudden and uncontrollable bouts of laughter or crying for no…

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Behavioral Science & Energy

Alex Laskey Energy Resource specialist and President and Founder of OPower has some interesting insight into human nature and energy consumption. Laskey shows how a quirk of human behavior can make us all better, wiser energy users, with lower energy bills. He helps power companies to help their customers cut down — using data analysis,…

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