Facial Recognition software is now being used to tell how people really feel about their money. This new feature is being implemented in New Zealand and has thousands of people taking part in the Bank of New Zealand’s online facial scans. The facial scan called EmotionScan is an online feature that links facial expressions to…
Read MoreEmotion Overload: Crying on Planes
The Atlantic reports on why we tend to cry on planes. You’re usually alone, secluded from the rest of the world, no contact with anyone (no email or phone. Why not have a good cry? According to this article, 41% of men stated that they had “buried themselves in blankets to hide tears in their eyes…
Read MoreIf You’re Happy, Will We Know It?
Fars News.com reports on the influence a smile can have on the observer’s perception of that person’s state of mind. People deduce other’s states of mind greatly from the facial expressions they employ. One of the longest standing questionable smiles is Leonardo DaVinci’s Mona Lisa. Is she happy, is she sad, what lies behind her…
Read MoreBody Language + Baselines = Negotiation Success
Andrew Boughton, a managing partner of Edge Negotiation Group and Humintell’s affiliate, spoke with Psychology Today and broke down the main points of being a successful negotiator. Boughton also wrote a chapter in Dr. Matsumoto’s latest book; Nonverbal Communication: Science and Applications. In Boughton’s chapter as well as in his other work, he discusses how paying…
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