Oh, yes. Sensor technologies are getting better and researchers recently tested them in clothing. Specifically, a bra that monitors cardiac health. According to research out of the University of Arkansas: “The system monitors blood pressure, body temperature, respiratory rate, oxygen consumption, some neural activity and all the readings provided by a conventional electrocardiograph (ECG), including [...]
May142012
Anger
Anger has many forms, the most insidious of which is resentment. Resentment is like the plant fungus you never discover you have until you start looking at the underside of leaves. It starts innocently enough. You bite your tongue when someone is rude. You agree to another person’s plan because you don’t have a better [...]
May112012
Startups and Design
I get asked a lot about where to find designers. What many don’t realize is that the question needs to be more specific. What kind of designer are you looking for? Here’s a great online resource I found that helps those seeking design help think through the issues: Startups This is How Design Works. Check [...]
May102012
Kickstarter
Kickstarter is a platform for crowd-sourced funding of projects. The NYTimes recently visualized the last three years of Kickstarter projects. It is interesting to see how the crowds value different projects. There are more film projects but design definitely gets the big bucks.
May082012
Emotions and Teaching
AutoTutor is a program developed by Sidney D’Mello, a University of Notre Dame Assistant Professor of Psychology, Art Graesser from the University of Memphis, and a colleague from MIT. The program instructs a student in a subject using natural-language. At the same time it monitors the face and body of the student to determine her [...]
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