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Jumping to conclusions

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Hamish MacEwan • Tagged psychology, recognition • Leave a comment

So we may delight in narrative precisely because we compulsively assume causation when all we have is chronological order, and it’s the causation not the sequence of events, that our brains are really designed to crave and use.

via The Invisible Gorilla

Facial Recognition Advertising Goes Live

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Hamish MacEwan • Tagged face, gender, recognition • Leave a comment

Once the viewer has opted in to see the ad by touching the screen, women and girls see a 40 second advert while men and boys are shown alternative content, helping to raise awareness of important global issues. Plan UK said it hoped to raise ??250,000 over four months to provide access to education for girls from poor families.

via dailywireless.org

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