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Commentary: till we have faces--on humiliation.

My commentary takes up two points raised by Drs. Torres and Bergner: first, the social context in which humiliation takes place and the way such behavior is normalized; and second, the question of face, and in this context, the loss of face and its impact on identity. For me, the key concern in relation to humiliation is not so much loss of entitlement status, but a loss of identity. Humiliatio...

Are You Smiling, or Have I Seen You Before? Familiarity Makes Faces Look Happier.

It is clear that unreinforced repetition (familiarization) influences affective responses to social stimuli, but its effects on the perception of facial emotion are unknown. Reporting the results of two experiments, we show for the first time that repeated exposure enhances the perceived happiness of facial expressions. In Experiment 1, using a paradigm in which subjects' responses were orthogo...

Two Faces of SIVA.

In non-small cell lung cancer cells that contain a mutated KRAS gene, SIVA, a p53 target gene that is critical for apoptosis, is overexpressed in a p53-independent manner and promotes tumorigenesis through the stimulation of mTOR signaling. The ablation of Siva in conditional knockout mice results in an inhibition of tumor development that makes SIVA an interesting new candidate therapeutic tar...

‘ Siri Thinks I Have Two Wives ’ & Other Embarrassing Voice Interactions

Voice use is gaining prominence. However, people feel awkward using voice user interactions (UIs) around others. This is because voice UIs can be particularly embarrassing. Based on two years of research on voice UIs, I suggest some reasons why voice UIs can be particularly embarrassing. I also list research questions that can help guide development of voice UIs. I hope the workshop will provid...

Two or Three Things I Have Learnt about Repositories