Is this a pair of computer programs reacting to, and seemingly conversing with, each other? Or is it merely something concocted to appear to be that? And does it matter which is the case? [HT Jan Chiles] BONUS: More of same: BONUS: Alexis Madrigal’s “The Only Thing Weirder Than a Telemarketing Robot“
Masculine Men Mumble? (study)
A joint study from Professor Vera Kempe (The University of Abertay Dundee, Scotland) and two members of the PUTS lab. (Pennsylvania State University, US), Professor David A. Puts, and Dr. Rodrigo A. Cárdenas, has, possibly for the first time, investigated the proposition that ‘Masculine Men Articulate Less Clearly’ (in: Human Nature journal, December 2013, Volume […]
3-month-old infants, some ladies, and some hats
What can one do with photos like these, which show some ladies and some hats? Show them to three-month-old infants, and then publish a study. One of the few groups to do exactly that published this study: “How a Hat May Affect 3-Month-Olds’ Recognition of a Face: An Eye-Tracking Study,” Hermann Bulf, Eloisa Valenza and […]
Towards a Theory of Jerks (help wanted)
Eric Schwitzgebel, Professor of Philosophy at University of California at Riverside, US (whom we recently featured for his ideas about the philosophical concept he calls ‘Crazyism’) is developing a Theory of Jerks. As part of this project, the professor is seeking examples of jerkish behavior. Here’s an instance – from ‘Anonymous’ : “At the gym […]