Virtual Border Patrol

The University of Arizona’s Eller College of Management has developed a new way to protect our borders. According to an Arizona News 13 article,  UA has created an Automated Virtual Agent for Truth Assessments in Real-Time (AVATAR).  This new security measure is supposed to detect what current border patrols might miss such as dilating pupils.…

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Practice Makes Perfect: Incessant Lying Makes Lying Easier

Do you believe that the more a person lies, the easier it is for them to continue lying? Well, research has proven that our brains are better at telling the truth than lying, but repeated lying can overcome our mind’s need for veracity.  At least, that is what NewScientist Health is reporting. Neuro-imaging studies have…

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Humans Vs. Machines

Can Humans outperform the newest technology? Many of you might have seen the recent Jeopardy episodes that featured Watson, IBM’s super computer who was up against the two all-time winners and super human minds of Jeopardy Brad Rutter and Ken Jennings. In the end, Watson dominated his two super intelligent counterparts.  But what is to…

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Is Botox the Key to Curing Depression?

An NBC2 Florida (WBBH) news program recently aired a segment about the possibility of Botox being used to help treat depression. Dr. Eric Finzi, a board certified dermasurgeon, began studying the effects of Botox injections on women with major depressive disorder in 2006. He injected Botox into the frowning muscles (located between the eyebrows) of…

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