Anger is one of the 7 basic emotions and is universally expressed the same way across all people of all cultures. Many people may tend to think of anger as a “negative” emotion- one that we should be discouraged from having, as it may cause disagreements or hurt feelings among others. However, Dr. Matsumoto states…
Read MoreDon’t Believe Everything You Read.
Don’t believe everything you read. A recent article entitled “Every body’s talking: Nonverbal cues can send powerful messages”, posted on October 31st in Inform, North Dakota’s news website, cited numerous fallacies of detecting deception and body language. The article featured Gabriel Grayson, who was introduced as a body language expert and sign language practitioner. Grayson’s…
Read MoreQ-Sensor: The Emotion Detection Sensor
MIT’s Technology Review recently wrote about a new emotion detection sensor that has been developed to “detect and record physiological signs of stress and excitement by measuring slight electrical changes in the skin.” Known as the Q Sensor, the technology was designed by Affectiva for doctors, caregivers, and patients to observe autistic children’s emotional changes.…
Read MoreWSU Anti-Terrorist Research
Has technology developed so quickly that we can detect the intentions of criminals just from facial clues caught on tape? Wright State University is investigating this possibility by devoting a research team to recognize terrorists and other criminals by their facial expressions. If effective, this project, funded by several defense organizations, could be extremely beneficial…
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