Nonverbal Communication During a Global Pandemic

How has the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way we have nonverbal communication with one another? Does mask wearing alter the way we communicate? Humintell Director Dr. David Matsumoto has recently been interviewed for a number of publications regarding nonverbal communication during a global pandemic. Please see below for the most recent news articles, podcasts and…

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Body Language Webinar: Session 3 Recap + Exciting News from Humintell!

Thanks to everyone who attended the third and final session of our body language webinar series! The session was held Thursday, August 27th and the topic was How about a Thumbs up? All about Gestures. Dr. Matsumoto explained what gestures are and the different types of speech associated gestures. Through various video examples from many…

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Body Language Webinar: Session 2 Recap

Thanks to everyone who attended the second session of our body language webinar series! The session was held last Thursday, August 13th and the topic was Lets Face it! The Face and Facial Expressions Here’s what one person said about our body language series: As you know, I love the work of Dr. Matsumoto at…

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Featured on National Geographic! How Facial Expressions Help Robots Communicate With Us

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National Geographic Explores: A wrinkled nose, raised eyebrows, a frowning mouth—all can say a lot without uttering a single word. Facial expressions are the closest thing humans have to a universal language, and it could change our relationship with androids and other human-like robots.