BBC Big Brother Programming?

The BBC Network is taking facial recognition marketing to a new level.  They have employed the use of  facial coding web cameras to gauge viewers’ emotional reactions to their network television shows. The initial study, reported on by Recombu.com, has been measuring 200 U.K. participants and will soon expand to international markets. Tracked programs include…

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Gestures & A Growing Mind

When someone mentions gestures we seem to think we know what they are referring to.  For example, when a person gives the “okay” sign they expect everyone to know what that means and most people do. However, many of us do not realize how much meaning we extract from our world through gestures and that…

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How the Mind Justifies Inequalities

Take a short trip with Psychologist Paul Piff, in understanding how the mind makes sense of advantage even when it’s clear that is a random act rather than an act of had work and strategy. Learn how people behave when they feel wealthy in this 16 minute TED talk. Piff notes, “People become less attuned…

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Past Blog: The Victor’s Stance

In recent years there has been much talk about the stance a winner takes after a competition.  Originally labeled as pride, this “victory” stance has been studied by many researchers.  With the winter Olympics just around the corner it is prudent to note new research findings for the triumphant body language of the victor’s stance.…

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