Featured on National Geographic! How Facial Expressions Help Robots Communicate With Us

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National Geographic Explores: A wrinkled nose, raised eyebrows, a frowning mouth—all can say a lot without uttering a single word. Facial expressions are the closest thing humans have to a universal language, and it could change our relationship with androids and other human-like robots.

The Great Body Language Myths

Guest blog by Craig James Baxter of Understanding Body Language. Liars, Cheats and Happy Feet With so much written about body language, it’s easy to get distracted and overwhelmed with content, especially when you’re keen to learn more and enhance your understanding. With the study of human body language being so popular, it’s easy to absorb…

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There’s More to Reading People than Just Body Language

People often think that the terms “reading people” and “body language” are synonymous but that’s simply not true. In reality, being able to read body language or nonverbal behavior is just one (important) part of reading people. The art of reading people is complicated and to be good at reading people takes practice. The ability…

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How many basic emotions are there in psychology?

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How many basic emotions do humans have? If you ask Google “what are basic emotions” you could be overwhelmed since there are many different answers. It may even seem like science and scientists themselves may be confused. In reality, there isn’t one simple answer. There are many different models of basic emotions and thus, each…

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