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Science
How we judge personality from faces depends on our
beliefs about how personality works
We make snap judgments of others based not only on their facial
appearance, but also on our pre-existing beliefs about how others'
personalities work
NYU researchers tested how much we believe different traits
co-occur in other people's personalities--for instance, how much
we think competence co-occurs with friendliness in others. They
then used a method able to visualize the subjects' mental image
of a personality trait, allowing them to see if subjects who believe
competent people tend to also be friendly have mental images
of a competent face and friendly face that are physically more
resembling.
Credit: Ryan Stolier and Jonathan Freeman, New York University
Researchers 3D print prototype for
'bionic eye'
Researchers at the University of Minnesota have fully 3D printed an image
sensing array on a hemisphere, which is a first-of-its-kind prototype for a "bionic
eye."
A team of researchers at the University of Minnesota have, for the first time, fully
3D printed an array of light receptors on a hemispherical surface. This discovery
marks a significant step toward creating a "bionic eye" that could someday help
blind people see or sighted people see better.
Credit: University of Minnesota, McAlpine Group
Eating in 10-hour window
can override disease-causing
genetic defects, nurture health
Periods of fasting can protect against obesity and diabetes
Summary: Scientists found that mice lacking the biological clocks
thought to be necessary for a healthy metabolism could still be protected
against obesity and metabolic diseases by having their daily access to
food restricted to a 10-hour window.
Source: Salk Institute
supported by EUROBAK
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