In the first peer-reviewed article that systematically deconstructs Zoom fatigue from a psychological perspective, published in the journal Technology, Mind and Behavior on Feb. 23, Professor Jeremy Bailenson, founding director of the Stanford Virtual Human Interaction Lab (VHIL), has taken the medium apart and assessed Zoom on its individual technical aspects. He has identified four consequences of prolonged video chats that…
Tag: Eye contact
Some autistic children may prefer cats as they don’t hold eye contact
Some autistic children develop stronger relationships with cats than dogs, which may be because cats hold eye contact for less time than dogs Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2254308-some-autistic-children-may-prefer-cats-as-they-dont-hold-eye-contact/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
For you, Valentine: 10 reasons we fall in love
On this Valentine’s Day 2020, what the world of science suggests about the mystery we call love. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/for-you-valentine-top-10-reasons-we-fall-in-love…
What Makes A Dog Smart? Are Certain Dog Breeds Smarter?
Ever looked at your dog and wonder just what they’re thinking? That’s the question Dr. Brian Hare has spent his career trying to answer. He’s a scientist, New York Times bestselling author of the book, The Genius of Dogs, and Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology at Duke University in North Carolina. His publications on dog cognition […]
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‘I Asked My Students To Turn In Their Cellphones and Write About Living Without Them’
Rog Srigley, writer who teaches at Humber College and Laurentian University, offered his students extra credit if they would give him their phones for nine days and write about living without them. “What they wrote was remarkable, and remarkably consistent,” he writes. “These university students, given the chance to say what they felt, didn’t gracefully submit to the tech industry and…
The big guide to small talk – a scientific masterclass on conversation
Ditch the phone, don’t stand too close and strive for optimal eye contact: the evidence-based approach to painless holiday schmoozing Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24432610-200-the-big-guide-to-small-talk-a-scientific-masterclass-on-conversation/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Silicon Valley’s Newest Health Fad: Dopamine Fasting
“They have done biohacking, clean sleeping and the keto diet, but now Silicon Valley types have coined a new health trend — dopamine fasting,” reports the Guardian: It is thought that depriving yourself of the neurotransmitter, a chemical messenger that motivates us to do things, can help to reboot or rebalance the brain. Fasting might entail abstinence from technology, artificial light,…