“Seeing” Happiness”

According to Medical Xpress, if you try to see happiness in the facial expressions of others it can reduce your aggressiveness. Professors Marcus Munafo and Ian Penton-Voak, from the University of Bristol,  delved into the relationship between the recognition of emotions in ambiguous facial expressions and aggressive thoughts and behavior. They looked at healthy adults…

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Assessing Honesty – Who is Better?

The workplace is most often or not an amalgam of varying personalities and talents.  It could be difficult, especially in these competitive times, to get an accurate assessment of an employee’s abilities and competence in just a couple of interview sessions. Often times prospective employees exaggerate accomplishments and/or experience.  It is very important that the…

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Update: Facial Expressions Before, During, After War

My Modern Met.com  has reported on a project titled We Are the Not Dead by photographer Lalage Snow. Similar to images in photographer Claire Felicie’s series of soldiers before, during and after their time oversees, Snow, who is currently based in Kabul, Afghanistan, embarked on this 8-month-long project featuring portraits of British soldiers before, during,…

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Universal Facial Expressions in Dogs?

Some people say that dogs look like their owners and let’s face it, some dogs do look like their owners.  But can dog owners read their dog’s facial expressions? Msn Now has reported that indeed dog owners can read the facial expression of their dogs.  Researchers at Walden University have purported that their research shows…

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