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,…
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You’ve probably heard that when you’re smiling, the whole world smiles with you. In reality, that’s not exactly the case. According to researchers, Americans smile more than residents of other countries, and those other countries don’t seem eager to follow our grins. For some, persistent American smiling can be disconcerting. To learn more, we talked…
Read MoreIf You’re Happy, Will We Know It?
Fars News.com reports on the influence a smile can have on the observer’s perception of that person’s state of mind. People deduce other’s states of mind greatly from the facial expressions they employ. One of the longest standing questionable smiles is Leonardo DaVinci’s Mona Lisa. Is she happy, is she sad, what lies behind her…
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