Finnish Politicians Lack Body Language, says Swede

A SWEDISH expert in body language, Henrik Fexeus, has analysed footage of Finnish politicians and has noted that the Finns "have turned lack of expression into an art form".    "“How can Finns be analysed? They have turned lack of expression into an art...

BS Detector: Spotting Spin in Speeches

Speech- and image- analysis software can detect and quantify minute deviations from "normal" communication patterns. This being an election year, these tools have been pointed towards the television to have a look at two particular speakers... I wonder who."Technology is here...

Smart People, Stupid Networks: The Internet’s Equalizing Influence on Polit...

This is a Government Honors thesis written by Joseph Backer. The link to download the full 146 page paper with 8 pages of works cited/consulted is to the right of the title, directly under "Papers". I've been reading this in bits and pieces; essentially, it's a study of how...

Mazel Tov! Israeli weddings introduce ATMs

This is an idea that will catch in many parts of the world especially for Catholic "first-communion" and "confirmation" as kids prefer getting cash."Mazel Tov! Israeli weddings introduce ATMs Thursday, 10 July 2008 17:51 A new...

Media Free: Mind Slave

context: World Press Freedom Day  Journalists all over the world celebrated the World Press Freedom today as the 3 May has been universally adopted as the day for media people to observe. The universalization of the press freedom day definitely does contain a message: to...

Mexican Human Rights Commission to investigate attacks against emos

"Mexican Human Rights Commission to investigate attacks against emos Posted on March 31, 2008 by MexicoReporter | Edit Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission is to investigate all of the reported cases of aggression against the emo youth subculture...