What significant event happened on October 17th 1989? Well, If you’re a San Franciscan you might say a 7.1 earthquake in the Oakland-S.F. area, which is the correct answer. What if someone asked you what happened in your life on August 12th 1978? Could you remember? Now take that a step further, what if it…
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Insects might have feelings according to an article in Wired Science. Honeybees especially are now being looked as pessimists. The ability to display and recognize emotions is a cognitive trait that has been limited, until now, to higher animals such as dogs, horses and humans. Newcastle researchers, Melissa Bateson and Jeri Wright wrote in…
Read MoreBelievability in Sender Demeanor
New research, conducted by Human Communication Research , suggests that sender demeanor may be the most influential source of variation in deception detection judgments. Sender Demeanor is the difference in the believability of a message sent by a “sender”, which is independent of the actual honesty of the message. In this study, published in Human…
Read MoreSleepless Syndrome
Do you have trouble sleeping at night? Of course we all have had at least a few sleepless nights, whether it is due to back pain or other ailments, or perhaps a new baby. Whatever the reason, Web MD has reported that new research suggests that sleep deprived people have trouble recognizing facial expressions of…
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