Stephen Shankland, a technology journalist, wrote an August 2010 article for CNet.com regarding the development of emotion recognition technology, which would enable computers to detect what the user is feeling in real time. The World Wide Web Consortium (the organization which standardizes many Web technologies) is attempting to standardize and formalize emotional states using a…
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We often see athletes and individuals in high stress, emotional situations do what Dr. Matsumoto calls a “face cover”. But why exactly do people cover their face or mouth in emotional and stressful times? Some individuals believe that the face cover is only a part of social communication, but Dr. Matsumoto believes that it is…
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Over half a century of scientific research has documented that 7 universal facial expressions of emotion are expressed and recognized, all around the world, regardless of race, culture, nationality, religion, gender or any other demographic variable. They are: Anger, Contempt, Fear, Disgust, Happiness, Sadness and Surprise. But what exactly are the 7 basic emotions and where…
Read MoreLie to Me- Season 2, Episode 13 “The Whole Truth
This episode starts with the murder of an extremely wealthy, older man and his beautiful, young wife finding his body. Cal’s ex-wife Zoe (Jennifer Beals) takes on the defense’s case when the so-called black widow is charged with her late husband’s murder. Lightman seems to be working for the defense and states that the woman…
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