Mask or no mask, babies remember a face

Babies can form memories of faces, even when they're masked, and can recognize those faces when the masks come off.

Kathleen Holder-UC Davis • futurity
Feb. 7, 2023 ~4 min

You can’t really tell who ‘looks trustworthy’

"Our results revealed that people are fooling themselves when they think they can predict trustworthiness from appearance alone."

Amy McCaig-Rice University • futurity
Jan. 30, 2023 ~3 min


Half a brain can still recognize words and faces

People who had surgery to remove half of the brain correctly recognized differences between pairs of words or faces more than 80% of the time.

Anastasia Gorelova-Pittsburgh • futurity
Oct. 28, 2022 ~7 min

Faking a smile can make you feel better

Can moving your face to mimic a smile actually brighten your mood? New research suggests the answer is "yes."

Stanford • futurity
Oct. 27, 2022 ~7 min

Use 2 big rubber bands to majorly improve a surgical mask

Hacking a surgical mask with two eight-inch rubber bands can "has the potential to save lives and preserve wellness," say researchers.

U. Michigan • futurity
Aug. 25, 2022 ~5 min

Use 2 big rubber bands to majorly improve a surgical mask

Hacking a surgical mask with two eight-inch rubber bands can "has the potential to save lives and preserve wellness," say researchers.

U. Michigan • futurity
Aug. 25, 2022 ~5 min

People are more likely to see male faces in everyday stuff

If you see a face in a tree trunk or your toast in the morning, you're more likely to perceive it as male, a new study shows.

Kirsten Rogan-Queensland • futurity
Jan. 25, 2022 ~4 min

Can selfie software predict if you’ll develop Parkinson’s?

Researchers can use machine learning software to analyze videos of people taking selfies to spot indications of Parkinson's disease.

Bob Marcotte-U. Rochester • futurity
Nov. 30, 2021 ~10 min


Adults aren’t great at discerning kid emotions

A new tool assesses how well people recognize emotion in elementary school-aged children. It seems adults aren't very good at it.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Nov. 3, 2021 ~4 min

People look more alike if you think they have similar personalities

People in a new experiment perceived different people's faces as more similar to each other if they believed those people shared personality traits.

James Devitt-NYU • futurity
Sept. 2, 2021 ~6 min

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