New Facial Program for Socially Awkward

Do you find it difficult to adjust to a new environment with new people? Is it hard to strike up a conversation? If the answer is yes, then MIT Researchers might be able to help you with their new creation, My Automated Conversation Coach (MACH), which uses a computer generated face to  simulate real conversations and match real people’s…

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Genuine Sadness or Posed Grief?

A jury found Andrea Sneiderman guilty August 19th of nine out of 13 charges in connection with her husband’s 2010 murder. Before the judge sentenced her, she tearfully asked him for leniency for the sake of her children. Watch the video below. Do you think she displays genuine sadness or is posing her grief? Do…

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Fake Smile, Real Emotions

The NewScientist shares research from Japan that showcases how fake smiles can have a big impact on consumers. Shigeo Yoshida and colleagues from the University of Tokyo are developing what they call an Emotions Evoking System.  The researchers are working from a well believed thesis that physiological changes can cause emotional changes.   They created…

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Twins’ Facial Expressions & Crimes

What happens when two suspects have the same DNA, voice and face as each other? How do you tell who’s guilty and who’s innocent? Which twin do you trust? Blaming your identical twin for your crimes may be a thing of the past due to a new computer program that is able to pick out…

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