Emotions are a big part of who we are as humans, and they shape our attitudes and actions every day. But what if machines are becoming more emotionally intelligent than us? Thanks to the rise of artificial intelligence and its exponential growth, researchers are now investing their time in making them able to understand, predict …
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Have you ever felt your phone vibrating in your pocket, pulled it out, and realized it wasn’t ringing? This is a phenomenon sociologists call the “phantom vibration syndrome”, or its other nicknames - hypovibochondria or ring-xiety. According to researchers at the University of Michigan Institute, it’s a sign of addiction. In a 2012 study(1), in …
Living in a society addicted to social media can be a real challenge since in order to fit in you have to spend more hours online than actually hanging out with friends. Unfortunately, that is not the only problem that platforms such as Instagram or Facebook have arisen. What about when you can't make it …
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Have you ever felt like you were addicted to being online checking the notifications, chatting or watching funny YouTube videos? Well, in fact that is perfectly normal, in part, because of dopamine. What is dopamine? And how does it affect the way we behave? Dopamine is a neurochemical created in various parts of the brain …
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