We recently wrote a blog post on a TED Talk entitled “This App Knows How You Feel”. Despite their powerful computing capability, our screens have no way of knowing how we feel. Computer scientist Rana el Kaliouby says that’s about to change. She is on a mission to bring emotional intelligence to our digital devices…
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The world might seem a little grayer than usual when we’re down in the dumps and we often talk about “feeling blue” — new research suggests that the psychological associations we make between emotion and color go beyond mere metaphor. The results of two studies indicate that feeling sadness may actually change how color affects…
Read MoreWhy Do We Have Eyebrows and Eyelashes?
Eyebrows are prominent human features, but what purpose do they serve? Scientists think they help keep stuff out of our eyes and aid in nonverbal communication, among other things. Learn more about eyebrows in this episode.