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Facial defects shown to self-repair

Facial defects shown to self-repair | Science News | Scoop.it
A "self-repair" mechanism has been found by which developing organisms recognize and correct facial defects. A tadpole model showed organisms aren't genetically hard-wired with cell movements that result in normal facial features.
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Researchers identify facial expression for anxiety

Researchers identify facial expression for anxiety | Science News | Scoop.it

Researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) at King's College London have, for the first time, identified the facial expression of anxiety.

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I recognize you! But how did I do it?

I recognize you! But how did I do it? | Science News | Scoop.it
Are you someone who easily recognises everyone you've ever met? Or maybe you struggle, even with familiar faces?
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The Neurocritic: The Return of Physiognomy

The Neurocritic: The Return of Physiognomy | Science News | Scoop.it

Physiognomy "is the assessment of a person's character or personality from their outer appearance, especially the face." Although one might think of physiognomy as an outdated pseudoscience, along with its brethren craniometry and phrenology, facial phenotyping has undergone a resurgence of interest. Most recently, a study by Wong et al. (2011) looked at facial width and financial success in male CEOs:
Can head shape determine chances of business success?
Research suggests that the shape of a chief executive's head can show whether he will be successful

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Unhappiness Is in the Eye of the Beholder

Unhappiness Is in the Eye of the Beholder | Science News | Scoop.it

A smile and a frown mean the same thing everywhere—or so say many anthropologists and evolutionary psychologists, who for more than a century have argued that all humans express basic emotions the same way. But a new study of people's perceptions of computer-generated faces suggests that facial expressions may not be universal and that our culture strongly shapes the way we read and express emotions.


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17-year-olds’ facial recognition software signals death of passwords

17-year-olds’ facial recognition software signals death of passwords | Science News | Scoop.it
Two 17-year-olds from a Northside school in Dublin have created a new facial recognition system that website owners can deploy to allow their users to log in without having to remember passwords.
Kev Bauer's curator insight, March 21, 2013 3:52 AM

houses which only open for the occupants faces.

cars that only start for registered drivers

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Cloud-Powered Facial Recognition Is Terrifying

Cloud-Powered Facial Recognition Is Terrifying | Science News | Scoop.it
By harnessing the vast wealth of publicly available cloud-based data, researchers are taking facial recognition technology to unprecedented levels...
Kev Bauer's curator insight, March 21, 2013 3:47 AM

sci-fi movies come to life. scary notions, privacy will be a thing of the past.