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 MoreInside the Interrogation Room
ABC News’ “Primetime: Crime” was granted unprecedented access to the inner-workings of the Houston Homicide Division, to explore how Homicide Detective Sgt. Brian Harris conducts interviews in the interrogation room, otherwise known to law enforcement as “The Box”. Sergeant Harris emphasizes that coercive interview techniques are ineffective when trying to illicit information from a suspect:…
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