MotionScan Technology Comes to Video Games

Photo courtesy of RockstarGames.com Gamers, get excited: Rockstar Games is coming out with L.A. Noire, a detective mystery game that incorporates the reading of facial expressions into its storyline! The game is set in 1940s Los Angeles. Playing as Detective Cole Phelps, gamers will get to interrogate suspects and investigate crime scenes in order to…

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Poker Faces a Work Requirement?

Does your job require you to maintain a neutral face while working? It seems that having to maintain a neutral face at work would be a breeze but new research from Rice University, the University of Toronto, and Purdue University suggests otherwise.   It seems that workers with professions that require them to avoid being overly…

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Has the Money Tree Become the Happiness Tree?

Well we’ve all heard the saying “Money can’t buy you love” but can money buy you happiness? Well, a recent article “More on money (not) buying happiness” by CNN Health purports that research has shown that income does affect a person’s overall satisfaction with life, but seems to have little effect on a person’s emotional…

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Polygraph Conundrum

Have you ever wondered why polygraphs are used by government agencies if they are not admissible in a court of law?  Ever wonder why they are not admissible in court? The polygraph machine, which measures systolic blood pressure, was invented by William Marston, a Harvard psychologist, in the early 20th century.  This machine was based…

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