NPR reports on the Fist Bump as the new High-Five! The fist bump became a big issue when President Obama used it in his 2008 campaign as a greeting to a restaurant employee. As most of us know the fist bump has gained popular standings to signal a job well done, “I agree with you”, or “what’s…
Read MoreMusic & Our Emotions
Spotify is a music streaming service (much like Pandora) that provides digital rights management-restricted content from record labels to the greater public. With the inception of the mobile phone, specifically the iPhone (and iPods), music had become a more intrinsic part of our lives. Music can have powerful effects on our emotions and with today’s…
Read MoreFastest Facial Recognition System in the UK
Engaget.com reports on the most watched country in the world: Britain. Leicestershire police officers are the first in the UK to test NEC’s NeoFace, a face recognition software that is being hailed as the fastest and most accurate in the world (NeoFace ranks number one in independent face matching speed and accuracy tests). The facial…
Read MoreCultural Problems in the Workplace
Learning to identify cultural problems in your workplace can help boost your happiness with your job. HueWire.com reports on the 10 signs that there is culture trouble in the workplace and they’re not talking about employee’s ethnic background. Rather they discuss the importance of how employees and employers work together and the overall cohesiveness of…
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