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Tag Archives: Perception

25Sep/17

Computer says no – beauty not in the eye of the beholder

September 25, 2017ScienceAesthetics, Beauty, Beholder, Bradley Cooper, Dungeons & Dragons, Eye of the Beholder, Face, Fashion, Geometry, George Clooney, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, Idris Elba, Interpersonal attraction, Julian De Silva, London, McDill, Medicine, Perception, Physical attractiveness, Plastic surgery, Role-playing video games, Stuart McDill, United Kingdom, United Statessmbale

They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder but now a computer facial mapping technique is proving geometry also plays an important part and the ancient Greeks knew all about it, as Stuart McDill reports. Continue reading →

15Aug/17

Staring directly at a solar eclipse can cause solar retinopathy

August 15, 2017SpaceAmerican Eclipse, Eclipses, Environment, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, Medical specialties, Medicine, NEXT MEDIA, Ophthalmology, Perception, Photic retinopathy, Retinopathy, Solar eclipse, Solar viewer, Visionsmbale

Staring directly at the sun during the Great American Eclipse on August 21 may cause solar retinopathy, according to doctors. Continue reading →

06Jul/15

Mood-changing wearable tech sets pulses racing

July 6, 2015InnovationAmbient intelligence, Andreas Bilicki, Chemistry, Crystallography, Distributed computing architecture, Fashion accessories, Gemstones, Human–computer interaction, Information science, Internet of things, JACK HOOPER, kickstarter, London, Nell Bennett, Perception, Pulse, Stock, TEAM TURQUOISE, Technology/Internet, Turquoise, Ubiquitous computing, United Kingdom, Watch, Wearable, Wearable computer, Wearable devices, Wearable technologysmbale

Doppel is a new breed of wearable device, one that its developers say can actually change the wearer’s mood by delivering a tactile beat to their wrist. Matthew Stock reports.
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02Mar/15

Science explains why people perceive color differently

March 2, 2015ScienceAnatomy, Bevil Conway, Blue, BuzzFeed, Clothing, Color, Color constancy, Formalwear, Image processing, In science, Military uniform, Mind, NEXT MEDIA, Optical illusions, Optics, Perception, ROMAN CORPORATION LTD., Senses, The dress, Vision, Visual cortex, Visual perception, Yahoo!smbale

(Next Media) – A photograph of a cocktail dress went viral online recently after it had people divided on whether the dress was actually white with a gold lace trim, or blue with a black lace trim. The dress, designed by British clothing company, Roman, is in reality royal blue with black lace trim.
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