The NewScientist shares research from Japan that showcases how fake smiles can have a big impact on consumers. Shigeo Yoshida and colleagues from the University of Tokyo are developing what they call an Emotions Evoking System. The researchers are working from a well believed thesis that physiological changes can cause emotional changes. They created…
Read MoreSleepy Facial Expressions Deliver Free Coffee
Dutch coffee company Douwe Egbert recently introduced a vending machine with a twist. It does not accept money or credit cards, instead it accepts Facial Expressions. The company placed their coffee dispenser in the middle of South Africa’s O.R. Tambo International Airport, a place they suspected would be full of sleepy customers. The machine, designed to…
Read MorePast Blog: Disgust & Disease
Can the emotion of disgust help us stay healthy? Recent articles from Metro.com (uk) and SF Gate suggests that it very well can. It is scientifically proven that disgust is one of the seven basic universal facial expressions of emotion, meaning it is expressed in the same manner, on the face, across cultures. Metro reports…
Read MoreFreaky Facial Expressions
The realism of robotic facial features is growing at an exponential pace. Huff Post Science has reported on a very “interesting” way to control an android’s face. Researchers at the University of the West of England in Bristol programmed the robotic face, in the video below, to respond to electrical signals produced by slime mold,…
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