Author: Darrien Garay
“Touching me, touching you”
“Always give a firm handshake,” my father says, “that way they know you mean business.” Seems he was onto something. Recent research published in the June issue of Science supports his maxim. Subtle tactile experiences have a significant impact upon our social judgments and decisions reports a team of scientists hailing from Yale, Harvard, and […]
Diplomacy Robots soon to be in production!
Engineers at Frankfuter Univeristy, Germany have joined with a team of American neuroscientists to create robots “capable of facilitating peaceful negotiations even in the most tension filled of atmospheres.” These robots were designed to mimic behaviors that humans “find irresistibly attractive and calming” in order to diffuse anger and pave the wave for fruitful exchange. […]