The Complicated World of Gestures

Many of us use gestures to illustrate our speech or to express ourselves without the use of words. Dr. Matsumoto states, that gestures are basically all kinds of hand movements.  He explains that there are 2 types of gestures: speech illustrators and emblems. Emblems are gestures that convey specific verbal meaning that can exist without…

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Chris Brown Interview on GMA

Pop start Chris Brown sat down with Robin Roberts of Good Morning America yesterday to discuss his new album “FAME”. The R&B star had laid low for two years after pleading guilty to assault charges against former girlfriend Rihanna. In the interview below, Brown is asked a series of questions about the assault and restraining…

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Emotional Dissonance

New research says that mind-body clashes can help us think more broadly, as reported in Scientific American . Psychologists Li Huang and Adam Galinsky, from Northwestern University, have shown that clashes in mind and body can actually be useful and help us to think more creatively. The study entitled “Mind-Body Dissonance: Conflict Between the Senses…

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Spelling Bee

What emotions do you see here?