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Nexi robot: A matter of trust

(PhysOrg.com) -- What can a wide-eyed, talking robot teach us about trust? A lot, according to Northeastern psychology professor David DeSteno, and his colleagues, who are conducting innovative research to ...

Technology / Other

created Jul 06, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast




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A comprehensive antidote to a challenging global oil picture

In a changing, often unpredictable world, says Karen Timmerman, only a balanced and comprehensive plan can improve United States energy policy.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created May 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Robotic dragon, an unlikely teacher

David DeSteno, an associate professor of psychology at Northeastern, and researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University, are examining how social robots can aid preschoolers ...

Electronics / Robotics

created Oct 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

How Facebook has changed our idea of 'too much information'

The other day on the Internet, one man's Facebook circle received a public service announcement of sorts: "This goes out to any girl that ive ever been with. I got tested today for Herpes and i came out positive."

Technology / Internet

created Jul 01, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Meet Nexi, MIT Media Lab's latest robot and Internet star

A new experimental robot from the MIT Media Lab can slant its eyebrows in anger, or raise them in surprise, and show a wide assortment of facial expressions to communicate with people in human-centric terms. Called Nexi, ...

Electronics / Robotics

created Apr 10, 2008 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

New alliance to study and combat ID theft

A dramatic increase in the number of investigations into identity theft and fraud over the past few years has sparked a partnership between law enforcement, government, the corporate world and academia.

Technology / Internet

created Jul 01, 2006 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Nanotechnology Doesn't Make News

Nanotechnology is hailed by some scientists, venture capitalists, and government officials as the next industrial revolution. But two media experts at a program sponsored by the Wilson Center's Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies ...

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created Dec 17, 2005 | popularity 4 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Few thrilled by ID theft bill

Senate members will soon be voting on a controversial new identity theft bill, but some experts think it doesn't have enough teeth. The Personal Data Privacy and Security Act, sponsored by Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., and Sen. ...

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created Nov 18, 2005 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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