Fastest Facial Recognition System in the UK

Engaget.com reports on the most watched country in the world: Britain.  Leicestershire police officers are the first in the UK to test NEC’s NeoFace, a face recognition software that is being hailed as the fastest and most accurate in the world (NeoFace ranks number one in independent face matching speed and accuracy tests). The facial…

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Do Humans Have More Than Two Dozen Universal Emotions?

Do humans have more than two dozen universal emotions? A recent article on LiveScience highlighted research that concluded “a vast part of the human emotional repertoire is universal, and that emotional expressions go far deeper than the six basic ones previously described by researchers.” Humintell Director, Psychologist Dr. Matsumoto says there is “no question in his mind” that…

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Animal Hoopla

Happy Thursday Everyone – A little laughter to start your holiday weekend off right: Happy 4th of July! Be Safe & Have a Great Weekend! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpjsftCtvTU[/youtube]

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Monkey Face – Don’t Mate with Me!

Science Magazine reports on a research that highlights the importance of the face and its signal value in evolutionary history. The Guenon monkey species tend to live in close proximity to each other, but it is important that they don’t interbreed as such offspring has been found to be infertile.   From an evolutionary standpoint, this…

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