MIT is talking about using the technology for a good cause: helping autistic children better interact with other kids. (via MIT Can Tell if Your Smile is Fake)
Social platforms provide one of those modes of communication where you can be absolutely horrendous and not worry about it. When we talk to someone on the phone we are primed to respond to voices and it’s a much more intimate way of communicating. When you remove social cues and reactions, it becomes easier to not think about it. So you can have a one directional rant and it’s easy not think about the reaction at the other end. We are social creatures and any form of rejection is painful and upsetting. I don’t think that we will evolve psychologically to be resilient to that sort of attack. We respond very strongly and emotionally.
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Why We Get so Angry Online and How to Deal with the Rage Nathalie Nahai is a psychologist who specialises in activity on the Web (via thenextweb) |
Facebook profiles don’t die the same way people do. If I Die is a Facebook app that makes sure, even if you die, your social self can still send out your last wishes and post messages to your friends years after you’re gone. If I Die lets “you” post a final message to your wall and loved one w…
I soo want one!!!
A mobile headset doubles as a ring, it vibrates, you can read SMS, has voice-to-text function, Caller ID and Remainders.
From Japan, add-on turns manual wheelchairs into electric ones
Electric wheelchairs have brought new mobility to disabled individuals around the world, but with prices typically starting at around USD 1,000, they’re not within reach for everyone. That’s where WHILL comes in, with an attachment that converts traditional wheelchairs into electric ones. READ MORE…
