The New Face of Technology is Yours?

Gamers everywhere are in awe of the technological revolution in facial expression recognition that has transformed the internet video gaming world.  We’ve come a long way from the days of the iconic Super Mario Bros. The introduction of SEOmote has put the “gaming experience” on a whole new level!  It reads your facial expressions and maps…

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Spotting Lies: A How to Guide

Experts are not good at detecting deception according to the The Huffington Post and new research conducted by Professor of Applied Social Psychology, Aldert Vrij. Dr. Vrij reveals that with an average accuracy rate of 56.6%, lies go undetected more than 1/3 of the time! His latest research suggests that even trained professionals such as…

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Why You Should Smile at Strangers

A recent LiveScience article highlighted research that suggests that giving strangers a slight smile can make people feel more connected to one another. At the annual meeting of Society for the Study of Motivation, researchers from Purdue University in Indiana suggested that people who have been acknowledged by a stranger feel more connected to others immediately after the…

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Emotions Rooted in our Brain

Why is it that there always seems to be that one person who seems to be happy no matter what is happening around them?  It can be refreshing, but at times it can also be down right annoying. Why can some people see the silver lining 95% of the time?  According to Forbes new research…

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