We’ve always been told “Don’t judge a book by its cover“, but in fact research shows that, that is exactly what our brains are programmed to do. LiveScience comments on new findings that identify which facial features influence how others first perceive a person. Are you perceived as trustworthy, attractive, dominant? Scientists purport that these judgments are…
Read MoreGenuine Sadness or Posed Grief? Gerard Baden-Clay
The story of murdered mother Allison Baden-Clay has gripped Australia for the past several months. Allison’s husband Gerard Baden-Clay was accused and convicted of killing his wife Allison at their home in the affluent western Brisbane suburb of Brookfield on April 19, 2012, and dumping her body on the banks of Kholo Creek at Anstead…
Read MoreFastest 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…
Read MoreDo 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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