A study manipulated the news feeds of hundreds of thousands of Facebook users in an attempt to show that emotional responses can be affected by the behavior of our social connections, and many are outraged by what they see as an ethical lapse by the company in doing so…
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With $6M in funding, Emotient enables Google Glass to “see” emotions
Thanks to its camera, Google Glass can see the world around it. And with Emotient's software, Glass can even read the emotions of people, offering real-time data that could be useful in education, retail and other market segments.…
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Scott Simon, an author and host of NPR's Weekend Edition, has been posting messages to Twitter from his mother's bedside in the intensive care unit of a Chicago hospital and the response has shown just how powerful Twitter can be.…
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As we move towards a quantified society, one shaped by data, we start to dismiss things that are unquantified. Empathy, emotion and storytelling -- these are as much a part of business as they are of life. Here is why.…
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