Emotional Intelligence – the ability to manage one’s own and others’ feelings and emotions, to discriminate among them and to use this information to guide one’s thinking and actions -, a term coined in 1990, is an extremely important social skill that is often either overlooked or under-recognized or both. Have you ever wondered, How…
Read MoreUpdate: Computers, Language & Lie Detectors
In a past blog “The Language of Language” Humintell noted that computer science professor and spoken language expert Dr. Julia Hirschberg was setting out to examine what people unconsciously communicate through things such as intonation, accent and phrasing. Now Dr. Hirschberg is teaching computers how to spot deception detection via programming them to parse speech…
Read MoreHoliday Spending-Emotions and Shopping
This holiday season companies are pulling out all the stops to find out what makes consumers buy goods and why shoppers shop. Aided by science, a research group sets out to understand the body’s response to buying using bio-metric bracelet technology that was developed by MIT’s Media Lab. The Wall Street Journal reported that a…
Read MoreWin or Loss?
Look at the facial expressions of the Futbol (soccer) team from Barcelona below. Do you think they won or lost? Photo courtesy of Futbolita.com Athletes display a variety of emotions after a win or a loss. It can be difficult to distinguish between happiness, sadness or surprise, especially if they are subtle facial expressions…
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