Cloning Humans in a Modern World

Why would you want a human replica of yourself when you could have a super human robot clone?   [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnE4vcvHxo8&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] This is exactly what Disney thought when they developed a process to clone real humans into silicone-skinned robots.   How did Disney do this? Gizmodo.com reports they used 3D motion capture cameras, which can calculate the shape,…

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Breivik Smirks at Judge’s Decision

Anders Breivik dubbed the “Norwegian mass killer”  by the media was found sane and guilty on Friday August 24 for murdering 77 people last year. When sentenced to 21 years in prison for his crime, Breivik gave a smirk (see 0:54 in video).  As the expression lasted more than 0.5 a second on the face,…

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Cross-Cultural Communication Problems

Many global organizations have classes on cross cultural communication or how to live abroad, but what exactly constitutes cross-cultural communication problems? Well , The Salt Lake Tribune has taken the initiative to define these terms.  Cross-Cultural miscommunication is about not fully understanding the nuances of a different culture.  What exactly do we mean by nuance, well the non-verbal and verbal messages…

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The “Face” of El Cerrito

El Cerrito is making its big screen debut.  Well, maybe not its big screen debut, but according to the El Cerrito Patch it is the setting for the opening scene of a soon to be released short film. Emily and Billy is a film that focuses on Face Blindness, also known as prosopagnosia and was shot right here…

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