As a growing global society we need to learn how to adapt to cross-cultural differences in order to succeed in most fields. As more and more students and professionals live, work, visit, and are educated in countries that are not their native countries , our perceptions of our own cultural roots and social values invariably defines the friction and…
Read MoreCan You Compete Under Pressure?
The 2012 London Olympics are drawing to a close and we have witnessed many inspiring, emotional and phenomenal performances these past two weeks. We previously featured various blog posts about an athlete’s ability to control their emotions while competing. We picked the brains of two London Olympic Athletes, including Olympic Champion Kayla Harrison and Olympic…
Read MoreItalian Technology: Emotional Androids?
KeyC TV an affiliate of Fox television has reported on the newest type of “humaniod”, an Italian robot that mimics the muscle movements that are involved in human facial expressions. A team of Italian engineers have created the FACE an android that uses 32 motors to replicate facial expressions of emotion such as disgust, fear…
Read MoreMaureen O’Sullivan’s Wizards Project Update
The Wizards Project was a research project conducted by Drs. Paul Ekman and Maureen O’Sulllivan, that studied the ability of people to detect lies. This research showed that for the average person, being able to detect deception is not an easy task. Most people can detect deceit only about 50% of the time, which is the statistical equivalent of…
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