Tag Archives: psychology

The Eyes Have It

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Katherine

News from the uncanny valley: a new paper in Psychological Science may have implications for animation.

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Polar History & the Pleasure of Art on this week’s Science Friday

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Katherine

On this week’s Science Friday, we’ll be talking Sci-Art and Sci-History. We’ll start off by interviewing Dr. Paul Bloom, author of the new book, How Pleasure Works: The New Science of Why We Like What We Like. Why do we … Continue reading →

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Are We Hard-Wired to Hear Sadness in a Minor Third?

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Katherine

A study published in the journal Emotion earlier this month suggests we’re hard-wired to associate sadness with minor keys. In fact, minor tone relationships are coded into our speech. In music, a minor third is a smaller musical interval (by … Continue reading →

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Scientists and Artists Talk Consciousness, Blindness, Most Embarrassing Moments at the World Science Festival

Posted on June 8, 2010 by Katherine

If you didn’t have a chance to make it to any of the events at this year’s World Science Festival, you’re in luck – the festival has posted a few videos here. The festival, which started in 2008, brings together … Continue reading →

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