Perceptions of Beauty: Dove Commercial

This video has been making its rounds on Facebook and Twitter.  It was published on Apr 14, 2013 on YouTube and has over 7.5 million hits. Interesting and startling fact:  Only 4% of women around the world consider themselves beautiful. Dove, a self proclaimed entity that is committed to creating a world where beauty is…

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Are Anxious People Better Poker Players?

Anxiously attached people who worry about separation and abandonment tend to be good lie detectors according to Research Digest. Being able to delineate when a person is being truthful and when they are lying is a crucial skill for a poker player. Researchers Tsachi Ein Dor and Adi Perry  suggest that anxiously attached individuals seem…

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Students Perform Better With Hand Gestures

A simple wave of the hand can boost a child’s performance in mathematics. A new study published in Child Development found that students perform better when instructors teach with hand gestures—something that teachers in the United States do less commonly than teachers in other parts of the world. National Geographic reported on this study that…

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Emotional Matters: 3D Therapist?

Believe it or not, the time has come when a computers will be aiding humans in emotional matters. The Malaysian Insider reported on a new type of  therapy that is on the horizon.  Scientists in the US have developed a 3D simulated therapist who can analyze facial expressions, body language and speech to test for…

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