Tag: video

  • The Fascination Of Live Video

    The Fascination Of Live Video

    Now anyone anywhere can create and stream live video. Have you spent any time at the Facebook Live Video Map? It’s fascinating and addictive. We explore why that is in this podcast episode. HumanTech is a podcast at the intersection of humans, brain science, and technology. Your hosts Guthrie and Dr. Susan Weinschenk explore how…

  • 5 Reasons Why Online Video Is So Persuasive

    5 Reasons Why Online Video Is So Persuasive

    Let’s say you are browsing for shoes at your favorite online shoe store. You see a pair that looks like what you are looking for, but you aren’t 100% convinced. Then you notice that in addition to the regular reviews written by other shoppers, there is a video you can click on. You click on…

  • 100 Things You Should Know About People: #89 — You Can Tell If A Smile Is Real Or Fake More Accurately With Video

    100 Things You Should Know About People: #89 — You Can Tell If A Smile Is Real Or Fake More Accurately With Video

    Research on smiling started as far back as the mid-1800’s. A French doctor named Duchenne used electrical currents with research subjects. He would stimulate certain facial muscles and then take pictures of the expressions that people made.   This was painful and many of the pictures look like the people are in pain. Real or…