Businesses around the world rely on social media sites to launch and promote their products and services to consumers nationwide. Now, new research is saying that sites such as Facebook and Twitter actively encourage people to say things that they do not truly mean and later regret. Why would social media sites trigger indifferent or…
Read MoreEmotional Android Companions
Robot companions can now express nine different emotional states. This new android, reported on by Wall Street Daily, is designed to be a resourceful human companion equipped with an animated neck, three discs and a set of eyes. Check out the link to the original article to view a photo of this new Anthropomorphism machine.…
Read MoreFetal Facial Expression Research Update
In December Humintell blogged on new research, which posited that facial expressions begin in utero. The article entitled “Baby Face” delineated that several facial movements begin in the second trimester and enable the formation of all the elements of laughter by the 30th week of pregnancy. This suggests that the smile is not a reflexive…
Read MoreFull Face Transplant Patient
The US’s first full face transplant is now able to display facial expressions of emotion. The 25 year-old from Fort Worth, Texas is doing very well. Mail Online News has reported that since his surgery a handful more have received the full face transplant paving the way for the argument that it should more widely…
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