David Hanson of Hanson Robotics shows off his robotic research at his TED Talk Conference with a demo of his “Einstein” creation whose facial features mimic human expressions. Hanson and his team’s goal is to eventually design a robot that not only realistically mimics human characteristics but that can empathize with us as well. They…
Read MoreMapping Emotions
Emotions seem to play a role in most aspects of human interaction and life, yet scientists and philosophers still know relatively little about them. New information on emotions is continuously evolving and Science Codex has reported on one of the newest theories on the science of Emotions. This new theory, “the integrated embodiment theory of…
Read MoreDr. Matsumoto’s Radio Interview – “View Point” with Ellen Shehadeh
Listen to Humintell director’s radio interview on facial expressions, emotions, & culture on 90.5 FM’s “View Point” with Ellen Shehadeh. “Faces are special because they communicate specific information about our emotional states as well as sometimes our thoughts and our feelings,“ Dr. Matsumoto pointed out. He comments on an investigators duty when trying to evaluate…
Read MoreInfants Recognize Emotions
A recent article by Popular Science reports on a new study from Psychology professor Ross Flom and colleagues that found babies are able to read each other’s emotional expressions as early as 5 months old. The study which was published in Infancy journal comes right after similar research published by Flom on infants’ ability to…
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