Mapping the Social Space of the Face

See how it works in the BBC video below: How to Make Your Face More Likable: "cough out a laugh".



The video was based on the work of the Bulgarian American psychology professor Alexander Todorov: https://psych.princeton.edu/person/alexander-todorov

https://www.apa.org/science/about/psa/2010/03/sci-brief

See a few computer simulated models here:

http://tlab.princeton.edu/demonstrations/

Google AI-powered doodle is a tribute to Bach that lets users create their own harmonized melodies

Google developed an AI model that was trained on 306 of Bach's harmonizations. This allows users to compose their own two-measure melody in the style of Bach.

See for yourself here: https://g.co/doodle/7pftun

References:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6834369/First-artificial-intelligence-Google-Doodle-features-Bach.html

Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson found out he had throat cancer via Google

He actually describes the process very well, and it worked: The Iron Maiden singer opens up about his battle with cancer in Scandinavian talk show Skavlan. Also present in the studio are Gro Harlem Brundtland, former prime minister of Norway, and Swedish director and actor Felix Herngren.

For employers: effectiveness drops, and health problems rise, when hours lengthen

From WSJ:

Every employer is in the health care business, like it or not. Employee health benefits cost Starbucks more annually than coffee beans; General Motors spends more on them than on steel.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in 2016 that stress is the leading workplace health problem, ahead of physical inactivity and obesity.

Absenteeism is one issue. “Presenteeism” is another: employees who, though at work, are not at their physical or psychological best.

Effectiveness drops, and health problems rise, when hours lengthen. Read more here:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-hidden-costs-of-stressed-out-workers-11551367913