The facial expressions of a kombucha drinking social media poster might not be a national headline, but they serve a great example for learning about facial expressions. As the New York Times reports, an online video by Brittany Tomlinson went viral after she showed a wide range of emotions upon trying some kombucha. In the…
Read MoreDoes A Smile Mean The Same Thing In All Cultures?
How People Express and Perceive Smiles We know that expressions differ across cultures, but an exploration of how we recognize smiles brings that observation to the forefront! In a major 1993 study, Humintell’s own Dr. David Matsumoto and Tsutomu Kudoh sought to explore the differences between how Americans and Japanese express and perceive smiles. This…
Read MoreNot All Smiles Are the Same
While we tend to associate smiling almost exclusively with joy or happiness, this may lead us pretty far astray. In fact, there are many different types of smiles and only a few can really be classified as happy smiles. As a recent article in the BBC outlines, of the perhaps 19 different types of smiles,…
Read MoreEmotions: What are Their Functions?
Emotions are surely important in our lives, but it is amazing to see just how foundational they really are in how we experience the world. Humintell’s own Drs. David Matsumoto and Hyisung Hwang put together a comprehensive book chapter exploring that very question. They emphasize the crucial role that emotions have in intrapersonal, interpersonal, and…
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