Coping with schizophrenia, when emotions can be too much
Psychologists have revealed a surprising finding that could help those who struggle with schizophrenia: While people with the illness tend to manage low-level negative emotions, they struggle to do so as those negative emotions increase......»»
Apple unveils macOS Ventura with Stage Manager, plus using an iPhone as a webcam
Apple has revealed that the next edition of the Mac operating system is to be called macOS Ventura, and amongst many new or improved features, its notable additions include Stage Manager, which helps when coping with many open windows.Announced at th.....»»
Studying schizophrenia in plants? Researchers are giving it a shot
What if scientists could study human psychiatric illness in plants? Yale researchers think it's possible and they've taken an important first step. In a study published June 2 in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, they investigated a gene very sim.....»»
Zoom’s A.I. tech to detect emotion during calls upsets critics
Critics are calling out the video-conferencing company Zoom over concerns that its A.I. tech that can read emotions might find discriminatory uses......»»
Privacy groups slam Zoom’s plans to monitor your emotions
Video-calling app Zoom could soon start monitoring your emotions in real time, but opponents say this move could become a privacy and security disaster......»»
Darwin Was Wrong: Your Facial Expressions Do Not Reveal Your Emotions
The emotion AI industry, courts and child educators are unknowingly relying on a misunderstanding of Darwin’s ideas -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Intel Calls Its AI That Detects Student Emotions a Teaching Tool. Others Call It "Morally Reprehensible"
An anonymous reader shares a report: When college instructor Angela Dancey wants to decipher whether her first-year English students comprehend what she's trying to get across in class, their facial expressions and body language don't reveal much. "E.....»»
Study shows simple, computationally-light model can simulate complex brain cell responses
The brain is inarguably the single most important organ in the human body. It controls how we move, react, think and feel, and enables us to have complex emotions and memories. The brain is composed of approximately 86 billion neurons that form a com.....»»
Using tweets to predict real-time food shortages
The sentiments and emotions expressed in tweets on Twitter can be used in real time to assess where supply chain disruptions due to a pandemic, war or natural disaster may lead to food shortages, according to researchers at Penn State and the Hamad B.....»»
Women seen as happy and men as angry despite real emotions
Faces and voices are more likely to be judged as male when they are angry, and as female when they are happy, new University of Essex research has revealed. The study led by Dr. Sebastian Korb found that how we understand the emotional expression of.....»»
As our screen time goes up, experts weigh in on coping with eye strain
Eyestrain is a growing problem for us all, as we are spending longer looking at our phones and tablets than ever. Here's what we can do about it......»»
Cha Cha Real Smooth Review
Cooper Raiff dances around complex emotions with the smoothest of steps in Cha Cha Real Smooth, sliding into the definition of feel-good filmmaking.Cha Cha Real Smooth was reviewed out of the SXSW Film Festival, and will release on Apple TV+ on June.....»»
Can you tell which human emotion this android is trying to convey?
Researchers from the RIKEN guardian robot project in Japan have conducted an emotion recognition study using an android head, called Nikola, to see if humans can recognize the feelings it's trying to convey. Nikola can express six different emotions:.....»»
If you like Pornhub, these raunchy dating sites are worthy alternatives
Since the pandemic started, we’ve largely taken to apps and websites to satisfy our needs. And while porn has seen an uptick during the pandemic in areas that have strict stay-at-home orders, studies also show that coping, boredom, and psycholo.....»»
Decoding pig emotions with a machine learning algorithm
We can now decode pigs' emotions. Using thousands of acoustic recordings gathered throughout the lives of pigs, from their births to deaths, an international team of researchers is the first in the world to translate pig grunts into actual emotions a.....»»
35 Different Types Of Paper And Their Properties
With the advancement in technology, we have replaced paper in many of our educational and official work. However, nothing beats the satisfaction of smelling a new book, the emotions enclosed in a heartfelt letter, and well… the role of toilet paper.....»»
A running app is my sad little diary
The best part about working from home for the past two years is the ability to go for runs during my lunch break. Pandemic life has meant a lot of monotony and solitude, and the challenge of processing the emotions that come with them. But recently,.....»»
Researchers identify "double-hazard" zones for wildfire in the West
Some plants and patches of Earth withstand heat and dry spells better than others. A new Stanford University study shows those different coping mechanisms are closely linked to wildfire burn areas, posing increasing risks in an era of climate change......»»
Do emotions impact decisions on punishment in the context of crime?
Anger is a key emotion in understanding public opinion towards crime and punishment: it is frequently mobilized in public discourse and is elicited by specific incidents. But what role do emotions play in questions of punishment for crime? In a new a.....»»
How your culture informs the emotions you feel when listening to music
I open my eyes to the sound of a voice as the twin-engine Pakistan Airlines propeller aircraft flies through the Hindu Kush mountain range, west of the mighty Himalayas. We are cruising at 27,000 feet, but the mountains around us appear worryingly cl.....»»
Researchers discover way to control brain areas with light beams
The researchers describe a method that uses a special kind of blue light to control communication between neurons in the brain. It temporarily stops communication between specific brain cells. The researchers can control behavior and emotions dependi.....»»