Face processing, amongst many basic visual skills, is thought to be invariant across all humans. From as early as 1965, studies of eye movements have consistently revealed a systematic triangular sequence of fixations over the eyes and the mouth, suggesting that faces elicit a universal, biologically-determined information extraction pattern.
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What's in a Web mail address? If you happen to be iamthegreatest@gmail.com, for example, will people think you a narcissist? And if they do, will they be right?
Scientists at the University of Leipzig have taken a close look at these questions, and yes, they say, people really do judge others based on the e-mail addresses they choose. What's more interesting, however, is that these judgments tend to be right.
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by woody_b
June 21, 2008 - 6:11
June 20 is the happiest day of the year according to a maths formula worked out by an academic.
Apparently the feeling of optimism caused by the combination of lighter evenings, the prospect of holidays and memories of childhood summers is at its peak on June 20.
According to the research this has been worked out using the equation O + (N xS) + Cpm/T + He.
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Young adults can discern another person's attitude toward sexual relationships just by looking at his or her face, according to a British study of 700 heterosexual volunteers.
The Durham University-led study also found that men generally prefer women who they believe are open to short-term sexual relationships, while women generally prefer men who they perceive to be potentially suitable for a long-term relationship.
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