An Australian National University School of Art student, Martyn Jolly, states that the advent of technology such as social networking sites and facial recognition software has meant that the face is now a major part of how we transact our lives. It is no secret that image is everything and that the younger generations can…
Read MoreCompassionate Doctors are Healers!
Time Healthland.com , suggests that if doctors want to be successful, measured in terms of healthier patients, then they need to empathize more with their patients. We all know the idiom “You reap what you sow!!” right? If this is true, then why wouldn’t it pertain to the medical profession as well? If you are…
Read MoreI Cannot Spot a Lie
What does it say about a person if they cannot tell if someone is being sarcastic or lying? Katherine Rankin, Ph.D., a member of the UCSF’s Memory and Aging Center and senior author of a recent study, suggests that it may be possible to spot people with particular neurodegenerative diseases early by looking for the…
Read MoreCan Pigeons Read Human Faces?
Can pigeons really read human faces? Exception Magazine and new research from the University of Iowa suggests that pigeons, those pesky birds that poop all over your car and the park, can actually detect emotions in the form of nonverbal communication, which are our facial expressions. Graduate student, Fabian Soto commented, “The asymmetry has been…
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