Do you remember George Orwell’s novel 1984? In the dystopian world that Orwell creates, it is mandatory for every household to have a ‘telescreen,’ which is essentially a television with the ability to allow authorities to monitor its viewers. The authorities ensure that the viewers are watching the appropriate propaganda and reacting accordingly. Viewers who…
Read MoreVideo Games Can Now Tap in to Players’ Emotions
In a recent article by Wired Magazine, author Charles Q. Choi discusses the new trend of video games that analyze players’ emotions in order to create a better gaming experience. Choi states that “Nintendo’s Wii game console may owe some of its extraordinary success to emotions that are triggered by specific movements: It might essentially…
Read MoreEye Scanning Lie Detector
University of Utah researchers have developed a new tool that could potentially detect when someone is lying. The technology, called Ocular Motor Deception Detection software, or OMDD, is a retinal scanning device that is not intended to replace the polygraph machine, but would be used to supplement or provide an alternative method. OMDD was recently…
Read MoreLie to Me Season 3, Episode 7 “Veronica”
In this week’s episode of Lie to Me, entitled “Veronica,” Dr. Lightman and his team help a woman (Veronica) who has Alzheimer’s. Veronica believes that a man named Charlie murdered her sister, as well as patients in the care home she lives in, and is going to come after her. Dr. Lightman once again evades…
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