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TECHNOLOGICHOW TO BE A HUMAN AGAIN

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INTRODUCTION

M a n k i n d i s e x p e r i e n c i n g a n e r a o f t h i s p h e n o m e n a l

s c i e n t i f i c a n d n o t t o m e n t i o n , t h e e r a o f t e c h n o l o g i c a l

a c h i e v e m e n t .T h e w h o l e d i s c i p l i e s o f s c i e n c e t h a t w e r e

u n h e a r d o r e v e n a f e w d e c a d e s a g o, t h e y a r e n o w m a k i n g

p o s s i b l e a m a z i n g f e a t s i n m a ny a r e a s s u c h a s c e l l - p h o n e

t e c h n o l o g y, c o m p u t e r t e c h n o l o g y, s p a c e r e s e a r c h , a n d

m e d i c i n e. Fu r t h e r m o r e , o u r s c i e n t i f i c k n o w l e d g e k e e p s

o n g r o w i n g a t a r a t e t h a t i s i t s e l f i n c r e a s i n g . T h e m o r e w e

k n o w a b o u t s c i e n c e , t h e e a s i e r a n d t h e q u i c k e r w e m ay

actually us e our knowledge to dis cover even more and more

w i t h i n t h a t s c i e n c e. I n 1 9 5 0 's t h e c o m p u t e r s t a r t e d a s a

v e r y h u g e c o m p l i c a t e d t h i n g t h a t o n l y a v e r y f e w p e o p l e

u n de rsta n d ab o u t . It u s e d to co st a fo r tu n e a n d it wa s hu g e,

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c a l l e d I n t e r n a t i o n a l B u s i n e s s M a c h i n e c o n s i d e r e d t h e

p o s s i b i l i t y o f m a n u f a c t u r i n g c o m p u t e r s o n s o m e t h i n g

e l s e , w h i c h t h e n t u r n e d t o b e a c o m m e r c i a l b a s i s , w h i c h

e n d e d u p a s t h e p r o d u c t f o r w h i c h I B M i s b e s t k n o w n f o r .

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y e a r 1 9 8 1 t h e c o m p u t e r h a d h a d b e c o m e s o u b i q u i t o s i n

t h e i n d u s t r y, i n t h e o f f i c e , a n d i n a c a d e m i c l i f e t h a t I B M

h a d l a u n c h e d a w h o l e n e w p r o d u c t c a t e g o r y c a l l e d t h e

p e r s o n a l c o m p u t e r , t h e P C , a c o m p u t e r t h a t w a s n o t o n l y

m o r e p o w e r f u l t h a n t h e m u l t i m i l l i o n - d o l l a r m a c h i n e s

o f t w e n t y y e a r s e a r l i e r b u t w a s a l s o a f f o r d a b l e f o r m a ny

f a m i l i e s a n d i n d i v i d u a l s . N o w, a l m o s t e v e r y b o d y h a s

c o m p u t e r , o r l a p t o p, I t n o w h a s b e c o m e s o m e t h i n g t h a t

p e o p l e c a n b a r e l y l i v e w i t h . M o s t p e o p l e d o n' t r e a l i z e

h o w c o m p u t e r h a s a f f e c t e d o u r l i v e s , s o m e h o w i n a b a d

w ay. A v e r y l i t t l e a m o u n t o f p e o p l e t h a t c o m p u t e r h a s

b a s i c a l l y t a k e n a w ay o u r l i v e s , e s p e c i a l l y o u r s o c i a l

l i v e s . A s k y o u r s e l f h o w m u c h t i m e y o u h av e s p e n t i n

f r o n t o f y o u r c o m p u t e r t h i s w e e k , a n d h o w m u c h t i m e

h av e y o u s p e n t t a l k i n g t o y o u r f r i e n d s , o r y o u r f a m i l y,

o r a ny b o d y e l s e t h a t y o u a c t u a l l y r e a l l y c a r e a b o u t ? I f

y o u r a n s w e r w o u l d b e t h a t y o u h av e s p e n t m o r e t i m e i n

f r o n o f t h e c o m p u t e r , i t s h o w s h o w m u c h y o u h av e b e e n

i n l o v e w i t h i t , a n d g o t s t u c k a n d n o t k n o w i n g h o w

t o g e t o u t . T h i s b o o k i s g o i n g t o h e l p y o u g o o u t a n d

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y o u r r e a l l i f e h a s a c t u a l l y b e c o m e y o u r v i r t u a l l i f e ? A r e

y o u r e a d y t o m a k e a c h a n g e ? A r e y o u r e a d y t o s o c i a l i z e ?

A r e y o u r e a d y t o l e a r n h o w t o s o c i a l i z e ? A r e y o u r e a d y t o

l e t g o o f y o u r t e c h o l o g y g a d g e t s f o r a w h i l e ? A r e y o u

r e a d y t o g e t o u t s i d e a n d s e e t h e w o r l d ? A r e y o u s u r e y o u

a r e r e a d y ? R e a d y t o b e a h u m a n a g a i n , a n d s t o p b e i n g a

f a k e h u m a n ? A r e y o u r e a d y t o e x p r e s s y o u r f e e l i n g ? A n d

t o l e a r n h o w o t h e r s f e e l t o o ? A r e y o u r e a d y t o l e a r n h o w

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a c r i b b l a n k e t , a n d a r t i c l e o f c l o t h i n g , e t c . T h i s f o r m o f a t t a c h m e n t i s d e r i v e d f r o m t h e i n f l u e n c e o n o u r d a i l y

l i v e s a n d o n o u r i d e n t i t i e s b r o u g h t a b o u t b y o u r i n t e r a c i o n s w i t h t h o s e o b j e c t s . I n t h e c a s e o f c o m p u t e r s ,

i n t e r a c t i o n i s c e r t a i n l y t h e o p e r a t v i e w o r d . W h e r e a s o u r i n t e r a c t i o n w i t h m o s t o b j e c t i s l i m i t e d t o w h a t w e

d o w i t h t h e o b j e c t , a n d i s t h e r e f o r e o n e - w ay s t r e e t , o u r i n t e r a c t i o n s w i t h c o m p u t e r s a r e t w o w ay o r m u l t i w a y

i n t e r a c t i o n s , d u r i n g t h e c o u r s e o f w h i c h w h a t w e d o t o t h e c o m p u t e r i s p a r t o f a g e n u i n e l y i n t e r a c t i v e p r o c e s s .

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s t a g e w h e r e b y i n f a n t s m a k e u s e o f a n o b j e c t o v e r w h i c h t h e y h av e c o n t r o l , t o d e a l w i t h a n d m o v e o n f r o m t h e i r e a r l y

a t t a c h m e n t t o t h e i r m o t h e r , w h o i s l e s s u n d e r t h e i n f a n t 's c o n t r o l t h a n i s t h e t r a n s i t i o n a l o b j e c t . S u b s e q u e n t l y o t h e r

p s y c h o l o g i s t s i nv e s t i g a t e d a n d c a m e t o a c c e p t t h e n o t i o n t h a t t r a n s i t i o n a l p h e n o m e n a e x t e n d e d p a s t i n f a c ny, t h r o u d h

a d o l e s c e n c e , a n d i n t o a d u l t l i f e . A s R o b e r t Yo u n g e x p l a i n s t h a t h av i n g a b a n d o n e d t h e b l a n k e t , d o l l o r t e d d y, o n e c a n

s t i l l a t t a c h s i m i l a r s i g n i f i c a n c e t o o t h e r o b j e c t s w i t h a l e s s a d d i c t i v e i n t e n s i t y. T h e s e n s u o u s , c o m f o r t i n g q u a l i t y

a n d t h e s e n s e o f s o m e t h i n g t h a t i s f av o r i t e a n d t o w h i c h o n e t u r n s w h e n i n d a n g e r o r d e p r e s s i v e a n x i e t y a p p l i e s

t o a l l s o r t s o f s p e c i a l t h i n g s . Ev e r y o n e 's l i s t w i l l b e d i f f e r e n t , n u t t h e s e d ay s Wa l k m a n s h av e t h i s q u a l i t y f o r m a ny

a d o l e s c e n t s , a s d o p o r t a b l e c o m p u t e r g a m e s f o r p r e - t e e n s a n d c o m p u t e r s f o r a d u l t d e v o t e e s , w h e t h e r t h e y b e m e r e l y

e n t h u s i a s t i c w o r d p r o c e s s o r s o r t o t a l l y c o m m i t t e d h a c k e r s . T h e s a m e c a n b e s a i d o f m o u n t a i n b i k e s , f a n c y r o l l e r

s k a t e s , e x p e n s i v e t r a i n e r s , c e r t a i n f a s h i o n s i n c l o t h e s . A n d o n t h e c o n s e q u e n c e s o f t h e c o m f o r t g i v e n b y t r a n s i t i o n a l

p h e n o m e n a . Yo u n g a s s e r t s t h a t t h e y c a n b e c o m e m o r e r e a l a n d i n t i m a t e t h a t h u m a n r e l a t i o n s p e r s e . O n e o f t h e

c o n s e q u e n c e s o f t h e f e t i s h i s m o f c o m m o d i t i e s i s t h a t t h e p r o d u c t s o f h u m a n h a n d s a p p e a r a s i n d e p e n d e n t b e i n g s

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t h e c o m m o d i t y f o r m b u t a l s o f r o m t h e f o r m a t i o n o f c h a r a c t e r i n t h e i m a g e o f t h e c o m m o d i t y. H e f u r t h e r p o s i t s

t h a t t h e r e l a t i o n s h i p b e t w e e n p e r s o n s a n d t h i n g s t h u s b e c o m e t r a n s f o r m e d "s o t h a t my b e s t f r i e n d i s my Wa l k m a n

o r my p e r s o n a l c o m p u t e r ." S h e r r y Tu r k l e s 's e x p l a n a t i o n o f t h e e f f e c t o f e a r l y e n c o u n t e r s w i t h t r a n s i t i o n a l o b j e c t s

i s t h a t t h e y c r e a t e a " h i g h l y c h a r g e d i n t e r m e d i a t e s p a c e b e t w e e n t h e s e l f a n d c e r t a i n o b j e c t s i n l a t e r l i f e ." S h e

o b s e r v e s t h a t n o t o n l y d o c h i l d r e n p r o j e c t t h e i r f a n t a s i e s a n d d e s i r e s o n t o t h e i r t r a n s i t i o n a l i n e r t p l ay t h i n g s , t h e y

a l s o e n g a g e w i t h t h e i r r e l a t i o n a l a r t i f a c t s , t h e i r c r y i n g , t a l k i n g e l e c t r o n i c p l ay t h i n g s . S o m e p r o g r a m m e r s b e c a m e

h a c k e r s b e c a u s e o f t h e i r l o v e f o r t h e p r o c e s s o f s o l v i n g d i f f i c u l t p r o b l e m s , a n d t h e c o m p u t e r e v o l v e d t o b e t h e

p e r f e c t t o o l f o r t h e m b e c a u s e o f t h e i m m e d i a c y o f t h e f e e d b a c k i t g av e , M a ny o f t h o s e w h o c o n s i d e r e d t h e m s e l v e s

t o b e h a c k e r s d u r i n g t h e 1 9 6 0 's , 7 0 's , a n d 8 0 's a l s o h a d v e r y a c t i v e s o c i a l l i v e s t h a t o f t e n i n t e g r a t e d w i t h t h e i r

c o m p u t i n g l i v e s , p r o v i d i n g a d e c e n t b r e a k f r o m h a c k i n g . T h e e x t r e m e c a s e s r e p r e s e n t e d b y t h e h a c k e r s i n t e r v i e w e d

b y Tu r k l e w e r e s i m p l y t h e n o r m a l e x t r e m e s o f t h e p e r s o n a l i t y s p e c t r u m , o v e r l a i d o n t h e s p e c t r u m o f t h o s e w h o

l o v e s o l v i n g p r o b l e m s , o f w h i c h m a t h e m a t i c i a n s a n d c h e s s g r a n d m a s t e r s a r e o t h e r e x a m p l e s . W hy d o p e o p l e p r e f e r

c o m p u t e r s t h a n h u m a n , h e r e i s o n e o f t h e a n s w e r f r o m t h e h a c k e r . W i t h s o c i a l i n t e r a c t i o n s y o u h av e t o h a v e

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t o y o u , b u t w i t h c o m p u t e r s , y o u a r e i n c o m p l e t e c o n t r o l , t h e r e s t o f t h e w o r l d c a n n e v e r a f f e c t y o u i n a ny w a y. H e

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c o m p a n i o n s h i p w i t h o u t t h e t h r e a t o f h u m a n i n t i m a c y. T h e i n t e r a c t i v i t y o f t h e c o m p u t e r m ay m a k e h i m f e e l l e s s a l o n e .

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w h a t i t m e a n s . T h e l a t e s t o f t h e m i s t h e v i d e o c h a t , w h e r e

y o u c a n s e e t h e p e r s o n w h o m y o u a r e c h a t t i n g w i t h . I t

i s a l m o s t l i k e a f a c e t o f a c e c h a t w i t h y o u r f r i e n d s o r

c o l l e a g u e. I t o p e n s a w h o l e n e w h o r i z o n o f o p p o r t u n i t i e s

i n f r o n t t o t h e w o r l d . T h e r e a r e m a ny s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r s i n

t h i s i n d u s t r y. I t m a k e s l i f e s i m p l e r a n d m o r e a n d m o r e

e x c i t i n g , s i n c e a p e r s o n w h o i s a w ay f r o m h o m e c a n c h a t

w i t h t h e i r f a m i l y a n d f r i e n d s , i t a l s o m a k e s i t p o s s i b l e

t o av o i d t h o s e u n n e c e s s a r y t r i p s j u s t t o m e e t s o m e b o d y.

I t h a s a w i d e r a n g e o f o p t i o n s i n t h e b u s i n e s s w o r l d t o o.

C o m p a n i e s c a n u s e t h i s f a c i l i t y t o av o i d t h e u n n e c e s s a r y

c o s t i nv o l v e d i n m e e t i n g w i t h t h e i r c l i e n t s w h o m i g h t b e

l o c a t e d i n o t h e r c o u n t r i e s . T h e y a r e p r o v i d i n g u n l i m i t e d

f a c i l i t i e s t o h o l d m e e t i n g s w i t h t h e i r c l i e n t s a b r o a d , j u s t

b y s i t t i n g i n t h e i r o f f i c e . I t i s a l s o g i v i n g t h e c l i e n t s t h e

o p p o r t u n i t y t o m a k e t h o s e i m p o r t a n t d e c i s i o n s w i t h o u t

s p e n d i n g ext r a m o n e y o n t r av e l . Vi d e o c h a t w a s f i r s t u s e d

fo r e nte r ta i n m e nt a n d re c re at i o n , b u t n ow it ha s b e e n u s e d

b y b u s i n e s s m e n t o i m p r o v e t h e i r b u s i n e s s e s a n d c r e a t e

a w h o l e n e w m a r ke t fo r t h e m to ex p l o re. H o n e s t l y t h o u g h t ,

te c h n o lo g y do e s a c tual ly h e l p u s a lo t i n s o ma ny ways , a n d

t h a t i s a c t u a l l y t h e v e r y m a i n r e a s o n o f t h e e x i s t e n c y o f

t e c h n o l o g y, w h i c h i s t o e a s e h u m a n’s a b i l i t y t o l i v e a n d

su r v ive i n l ife. It def i nitely do e s h el p u s i n co m mu ni c at i ng

w i t h p e o p l e w h o a r e f a r a w ay f r o m u s . A l l t h e c h a t t i n g

d e v i c e s , t h e y a l l a r e a c t u a l l y p r e t t y c o nv e n i e nt t o u s e, b u t

o n e t h i n g w e n e e d t o k e e p i n m i n d . N o m a t t e r h o w a d va n c e

th e te c h n olo g y o r th e c hatt i ng dev i ce i s , i t i s st i l l d iffe re nt

f r o m a f a c e - t o - f a c e c o nv e r s a t i o n . R e a l c o nv e r s a t i o n w i l l

a l l o w y o u t o d o s o m a ny o t h e r t h i n g s t h a t t h e c y b e r c a n’t

g i v e u s . R e a l c o nv e r s a t i o n , r e a l p e o p l e , t h e y s h o u l d n e v e r

b e r e p l a c e d w i t h a ny t h i n g e l s e . B e s i d e s t h a t , c h a t t i n g i s

a l s o o n e o f t h e r e a s o n w hy p e o p l e g e t v e r y a d d i c t e d t o

te c h n olo g y. C o m p u te r a dd i c t i o n c a n have a lo t of va r i e t y of

n e g a t i v e e f f e c t s o n a p e r s o n . T h e m o s t i m m e d i a t e a r e

s o c i a l . T h e u s e r w i t h d r a w s f r o m f r i e n d s a n d f a m i l y a s h e

spends more and more t ime on the computer. Relationships

b e g i n t o w i t h e r a s t h e u s e r u s u a l l y s t o p s a t t e n d i n g s o c i a l

gath e r i ng s , s k ip s m e e t i ng s w ith f r i e n d s a n d avo i d s fa mi ly

m e m b e r s t o g e t m o r e c o m p u t e r t i m e . Ev e n w h e n t h e y d o

i n t e r a c t w i t h t h e i r f r i e n d s , u s e r s m a y b e c o m e i r r i t a b l e

when away from the computer, causing further s ocial harm.

Eve nt u al l y, exc e s s ive c o m p u te r u s e c a n ta ke a n e m o t i o n al

to l l . T h e u s e r g ra d ual ly w ith d raw s i nto a n a r t if i c i al wo r l d .

C o n s t a n t c o m p u t e r g a m i n g c a n c a u s e s o m e o n e t o p l a c e

m o r e e m o t i o n a l v a l u e o n e v e n t s w i t h i n t h e g a m e t h a n

t h i n g s h a p p e n i n g i n t h e i r r e a l l i v e s . E xc e s s i v e v i e w i n g o f

I n t e r n e t p o r n o g r a p hy c a n w a r p a p e r s o n's i d e a s a b o u t

s e xu a l i t y. S o m e o n e w h o s e p r i m a r y f r i e n d s a r e s c r e e n

n a m e s i n a c h at ro o m m ay h ave d iff i c u l t y w ith fa c e - to - fa c e

i nt e r p e r s o n a l c o m m u n i c a t i o n . G a m e d t o D e a t h A d d i c t i o n

to online computer games s eems to be a growing p roble m in

A s i a n c o u n t r i e s . C h i n a a n d S o u t h K o r e a h a v e b o t h h a d

i n c i d e n t s i n w h i c h s o m e o n e d i e d a f t e r p l a y i n g g a m e s

n o n stop fo r a n i n c re d i bly lo ng p e r i o d , s o m e t i m e s two days

o r m o r e. A m a n i n C h i n a d i e d a f t e r a t h r e e - d a y g a m i n g

b i n g e a t a n I n t e r n e t c a f é ( w h e r e m o s t o n l i n e g a m i n g i n

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a d d i c t i o n s , a n d C h i n a h a s e n a c t e d s t r i c t l a w s l i m i t i n g

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a d d i c t i o n c a n c a u s e p hy s i c a l d a m a g e . U s i n g a m o u s e a n d

k e y b o a r d f o r m a ny h o u r s e v e r y d ay c a n l e a d t o r e p e t i t i v e

s t r e s s i n j u r i e s . B a c k p r o b l e m s a r e c o m m o n a m o n g p e o p l e

w h o s p e n t a l o t o f t i m e s i t t i n g a t c o m p u t e r d e s k s . L a t e -

n i g h t c o m p u t e r s e s s i o n s c u t i n t o m u c h - n e e d e d s l e e p i n g

t i m e. L o n g - t e r m s l e e p d e p r i v a t i o n c a n c a u s e d r o w s i n e s s ,

d i f f i c u l t y c o n c e n t r a t i n g , a n d d e p r e s s i o n o f t h e i m m u n e

s y s t e m . Ev e n t u a l l y, t h e c o n s e q u e n c e s o f t h i s c o m p u t e r

a dd i c t i o n w i l l r ipple th ro u g h yo u r l ife, a n d thi s i s what yo u

s h o u l d k e e p i n mind before starting up your computer.

T h e w o r l d t o d a y i s f u l l w i t h a l o t o f p e o p l e w h o m a y

b e a d d i c t e d t o t h e i r p e r s o n a l e l e c t r o n i c s , s u c h a s t h e i r

B l a c k b e r r i e s , I p h o n e , A n d r o i d , I p h o n e , I p a d , L a p t o p ,

a n d s o o n . T h e s e o v e r - w i r e d p e o p l e a r e s o f o c u s e d o n

t h e i r g a d g e t , t h e y o f t e n n e g l e c t r e l a t i o n s h i p w i t h o t h -

e r p e o p l e . J o h n O ’ N e i l l , t h e d i r e c t o r o f a d d i c t i o n s e r -

v i c e s f o r m o r e i m p o r t a n t f a c e t o f a c e c o nv e r s a t i o n s .

t h e M e n n i n g e r C l i n i c i n H o u s t o n , s a i d t h a t t h e s e c o m -

m u n i c a t i o n a i d s s u c h a s t e x t i n g a n d e - m a i l m a y a c -

t u a l l y h a m p e e c t r o n i c s , s u c h a s t h e i r B l a c k b e r r i e s ,

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Larry:Seriously, Mike, online?

Mike: Whats wrong with that?

Larry: Im not going into that anymore.

Mike: What? Why? She could be a nice girl.

Mike: Hey Din, I met this awesome girl?

Dinda: Really? Thats cool. I gotta go now. Sorry.

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Dinda: Well get the hell out of your house.

Mike: Im too lazy.

Dinda: Then whatever. Bye.

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H A V E Y O U B E E N C O M M U N I C AT I N G M O R E O N L I N E ? O R M AY B E Y O U H A V E B E E N C O M M U N I C AT I N G M O R E I N P E R S O N ? W H I C H O N E F E E L S M O R E R E A L , H U H ?

WHAT’S AN ARTIFICIAL BRAIN?

W H Y D O Y O U T H I N K Y O U S P E N D S O M U C H T I M E I N F R O N T O F T H E C O M P U T E R ? A R E Y O U I N L O V E W I T H T H E A R T I F I C I A L B R A I N ?

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Artificial Intelligence is the area of computer science focusing on

creating machines that can engage on behaviors that humans consider

intelligent. The ability to create intelligent machines has intrigued humans since ancient times, and

today with

the advent of the computer and 50 years of

research into AI programming techniques,

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is becoming a reality. Researchers

are creating

creating systems which can mimic human thought, understand speech, beat the best

human chessplayer,

and countless other feats never before

possible. Find out how the military is

applying AI logic to its hi-tech systems,

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t h a t h u m a n s c o n s i d e r i n t e l l i g e n t . T h e a b i l i t y t o c r e a t e

i n t e l l i g e n t m a c h i n e s h a s i n t r i g u e d h u m a n s s i n c e a n c i e n t t i m e s , a n d t o d ay w i t h t h e a d v e n t o f t h e c o m p u t e r a n d 5 0 y e a r s o f r e s e a r c h i n t o A I p r o g r a m m i n g t e c h n i q u e s , t h e d r e a m

o f s m a r t m a c h i n e s i s b e c o m i n g a r e a l i t y. R e s e a r c h e r s a r e c r e a t i n g s y s t e m s w h i c h c a n m i m i c h u m a n t h o u g h t ,

u n d e r s t a n d s p e e c h , b e a t t h e b e s t h u m a n c h e s s p l ay e r , a n d c o u n t l e s s o t h e r f e a t s n e v e r b e f o r e p o s s i b l e . Fi n d o u t h o w t h e m i l i t a r y i s a p p l y i n g A I l o g i c t o i t s h i - t e c h s y s t e m s , a n d

h o w i n t h e n e a r f u t u r e A r t i f i c i a l I n t e l l i g e n c e m ay i m p a c t o u r l i v e s . A r t i f i c i a l I n t e l l i g e n c e i s t h e a r e a o f c o m p u t e r s c i e n c e f o c u s i n g o n

c r e a t i n g m a c h i n e s t h a t c a n e n g a g e o n b e h av i o r s t h a t h u m a n s c o n s i d e r i n t e l l i g e n t . T h e a b i l i t y t o c r e a t e i n t e l l i g e n t m a c h i n e s h a s i n t r i g u e d h u m a n s s i n c e a n c i e n t t i m e s , a n d

t o d ay w i t h t h e a d v e n t o f t h e c o m p u t e r a n d 5 0 y e a r s o f r e s e a r c h i n t o A I p r o g r a m m i n g t e c h n i q u e s , t h e d r e a m o f s m a r t m a c h i n e s

i s b e c o m i n g a r e a l i t y. R e s e a r c h e r s a r e c r e a t i n g s y s t e m s w h i c h c a n m i m i c h u m a n t h o u g h t , u n d e r s t a n d s p e e c h , b e a t t h e b e s t h u m a n c h e s s p l a y e r , a n d c o u n t l e s s o t h e r f e a t s n e v e r b e f o r e p o s s i b l e

Fi n d o u t h o w t h e m i l i t a r y i s a p p l y i n g A I l o g i c t o i t s h i - t e c h s y s t e m s , a n d h o w i n t h e n e a r f u t u r e A r t i f i c i a l I n t e l l i g e n c e m ay

i m p a c t o u r l i v e s . A r t i f i c i a l I n t e l l i g e n c e i s t h e a r e a o f c o m p u t e r s c i e n c e f o c u s i n g o n c r e a t i n g m a c h i n e s t h a t c a n e n g a g e o n b e h a v i o r s t h a t h u m a n s c o n s i d e r i n t e l l i g e n t . T h e a b i l i t y t o c r e a t e i n t e l l i g e n t m a c h i n e s h a s i n t r i g u e d

h u m a n s s i n c e a n c i e n t t i m e s , a n d t o d ay w i t h t h e a d v e n t o f t h e c o m p u t e r a n d 5 0 y e a r s o f r e s e a r c h i n t o A I p r o g r a m m i n g t e c h n i q u e s , t h e d r e a m

o f s m a r t m a c h i n e s i s b e c o m i n g a r e a l i t y. R e s e a r c h e r s a r e c r e a t i n g s y s t e m s w h i c h c a n m i m i c h u m a n t h o u g h t , u n d e r s t a n d

s p e e c h b e a t t h e b e s t h u m a n c h e s s p l ay e r , a n d c o u n t l e s s o t h e r f e a t n e v e r b e f o r e p o s s i b l e . Fi n d o u t h o w t h e m i l i t a r y i s a p p l y i n g A I l o g i c t o i t s h i - t e c h s y s t e m s , a n d h o w

i n t h e n e a r f u t u r e A r t i f i c i a l I n t e l l i g e n c e m ay i m p a c t o u r l i v e s . A r t i f i c i a l I n t e l l i g e n c e i s t h e a r e a o f c o m p u t e r s c i e n c e f o c u s i n g o n

c r e a t i n g m a c h i n e s t h a t c a n e n g a g e o n b e h av i o r s

t h a t h u m a n s c o n s i d e r i n t e l l i g e n t . T h e a b i l i t y t o c r e a t e i n t e l l i g e n t m a c h i n e s h a s i n t r i g u e d h u m a n s s i n c e a n c i e n t t i m e s , a n d t o d a y w i t h t h e a d v e n t o f t h e c o m p u t e r a n d

5 0 y e a r s o f r e s e a r c h i n t o A I p r o g r a m m i n g t e c h n i q u e s , t h e d r e a m o f s m a r t m a c h i n e s i s b e c o m i n g a r e a l i t y.

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A r t i f i c i a l I n t e l l i g e n c e i s t h e a r e a o f c o m p u t e r s c i e n c e f o c u s i n g o n c r e a t i n g m a c h i n e s t h a t c a n e n g a g e o n b e h av i o r s

t h a t h u m a n s c o n s i d e r i n t e l l i g e n t . T h e a b i l i t y t o c r e a t e

i n t e l l i g e n t m a c h i n e s h a s i n t r i g u e d h u m a n s s i n c e a n c i e n t t i m e s , a n d t o d ay w i t h t h e a d v e n t o f t h e c o m p u t e r a n d 5 0 y e a r s o f r e s e a r c h i n t o A I p r o g r a m m i n g t e c h n i q u e s , t h e d r e a m

o f s m a r t m a c h i n e s i s b e c o m i n g a r e a l i t y. R e s e a r c h e r s a r e c r e a t i n g s y s t e m s w h i c h c a n m i m i c h u m a n t h o u g h t ,

u n d e r s t a n d s p e e c h , b e a t t h e b e s t h u m a n c h e s s p l ay e r , a n d c o u n t l e s s o t h e r f e a t s n e v e r b e f o r e p o s s i b l e . Fi n d o u t h o w t h e m i l i t a r y i s a p p l y i n g A I l o g i c t o i t s h i - t e c h s y s t e m s , a n d

h o w i n t h e n e a r f u t u r e A r t i f i c i a l I n t e l l i g e n c e m ay i m p a c t o u r l i v e s . A r t i f i c i a l I n t e l l i g e n c e i s t h e a r e a o f c o m p u t e r s c i e n c e f o c u s i n g o n

c r e a t i n g m a c h i n e s t h a t c a n e n g a g e o n b e h av i o r s t h a t h u m a n s c o n s i d e r i n t e l l i g e n t . T h e a b i l i t y t o c r e a t e i n t e l l i g e n t m a c h i n e s h a s i n t r i g u e d h u m a n s s i n c e a n c i e n t t i m e s , a n d

t o d ay w i t h t h e a d v e n t o f t h e c o m p u t e r a n d 5 0 y e a r s o f r e s e a r c h i n t o A I p r o g r a m m i n g t e c h n i q u e s , t h e d r e a m o f s m a r t m a c h i n e s

i s b e c o m i n g a r e a l i t y. R e s e a r c h e r s a r e c r e a t i n g s y s t e m s w h i c h c a n m i m i c h u m a n t h o u g h t , u n d e r s t a n d s p e e c h , b e a t t h e b e s t h u m a n c h e s s p l ay e r , a n d c o u n t l e s s o t h e r f e a t s n e v e r b e f o r e p o s s i b l e

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i m p a c t o u r l i v e s . A r t i f i c i a l I n t e l l i g e n c e i s t h e a r e a o f c o m p u t e r s c i e n c e f o c u s i n g o n c r e a t i n g m a c h i n e s t h a t c a n e n g a g e o n b e h av i o r s t h a t h u m a n s c o n s i d e r i n t e l l i g e n t . T h e a b i l i t y t o c r e a t e i n t e l l i g e n t m a c h i n e s h a s i n t r i g u e d

h u m a n s s i n c e a n c i e n t t i m e s , a n d t o d ay w i t h t h e a d v e n t o f t h e c o m p u t e r a n d 5 0 y e a r s o f r e s e a r c h i n t o A I p r o g r a m m i n g t e c h n i q u e s , t h e d r e a m

o f s m a r t m a c h i n e s i s b e c o m i n g a r e a l i t y. R e s e a r c h e r s a r e c r e a t i n g s y s t e m s w h i c h c a n m i m i c h u m a n t h o u g h t , u n d e r s t a n d

s p e e c h b e a t t h e b e s t h u m a n c h e s s p l ay e r , a n d c o u n t l e s s o t h e r f e a t n e v e r b e f o r e p o s s i b l e . Fi n d o u t h o w t h e m i l i t a r y i s a p p l y i n g A I l o g i c t o i t s h i - t e c h s y s t e m s , a n d h o w

i n t h e n e a r f u t u r e A r t i f i c i a l I n t e l l i g e n c e m ay i m p a c t o u r l i v e s . A r t i f i c i a l I n t e l l i g e n c e i s t h e a r e a o f c o m p u t e r s c i e n c e f o c u s i n g o n

c r e a t i n g m a c h i n e s t h a t c a n e n g a g e o n b e h a v i o r s

t h a t h u m a n s c o n s i d e r i n t e l l i g e n t . T h e a b i l i t y t o c r e a t e i n t e l l i g e n t m a c h i n e s h a s i n t r i g u e d h u m a n s s i n c e a n c i e n t t i m e s , a n d t o d ay w i t h t h e a d v e n t o f t h e c o m p u t e r a n d

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WHY DO YOU THINK YOU SPEND SO MUCH TIME IN FRONT OF THE COMPUTER?

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WHERE DO YOU WANT TO GO?

In today’s society, who does not

know about google, or google map?

Seriously.

GOOGLE MAPS DOES NOT TAKE YOU ANYWHERE

I f y o u r e a l l y t h i n k g o o g l e m a p s t a k e y o u t o p l a c e s ,

t h e n i t j u s t m e a n s y o u a r e m o r e t h a n o b s e s s e d w i t h

t e c h n o l o g y t h a t y o u c a n’t e v e n d i f f e r e n t i a t e b e t w e e n

r e a l i t y a n d v i r t u a l i t y. G o o g l e m a p i s j u s t a v i r t u a l m a p,

a m o r e a d v a n c e d t e c h n o l o g y o f m a p, y e t y o u h av e t o

k e e p i t i n m i n d t h a t i t d o e s n o t n e c e s s a r i l y m e a n i t ’s

t a k i n g y o u t o p l a c e s . I f a t t h i s p o i n t y o u r e a l l y t h i n k

t h a t g o o g l e m a p h e l p s y o u s e e t h e w o r l d , y o u r e a l l y

n e e d t o g e t o u t o f y o u r r o o m a n d g o t o w h e r e v e r y o u

w a n t t o g o, b u t a ny w h e r e n e a r c o m p u t e r , n o r i n t e r n e t .

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p e o p l e a r e t o o s c a r e d t o g o o u t s i d e b e c a u s e t h e y a r e

s c a r e d t o g e t l o s t . T h i s i s a c t u a l l y a g o o d o p p o r t u n i t y

fo r yo u to g o a ro u n d a s k p e o p l e ab u t th e d i re c t i o n s

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p u l l o u t th e b ala n c e b e t w e e n t w o s o th a t w e w i l l n o t g e t

l o s t i n b e t w e e n . We s h o u l d b e th e o n e i n th e g ray a re a ,

w e a re s u p p o s e d to b e th e o n e w h o u n d e rs ta n d s h o w

fa r w e h ave g o n e a n d w e s h o u l d k n o w w h e n w e s h o u l d

s to p o r w h e n w e n e e d to l e a r n m o re. Ye s , te c h n o l o g y

i s e ve r y w h e re, a n d ye s , i t i s re al l y c o nve n i e nt fo r al l

o f u s to u s e, b u t w h a t hu m a n s h ave to re m e mb e r i s

th a t e ve r y th i n g th a t i s to o mu c h w i l l n e ve r d o g o o d

fo r u s . We a re hu m a n , w e n e e d o th e r th i n g s th a n ju s t

c o m p u te rs , w e n e e d th e o th e rs . M o re o v e r, te c h n o l o g y i s

i nve nte d fo r hu m a n s a ke, w hy w o u l d w e o v e r u s e i t a n d

r u i n o u r hu m a n e s e n s e. T h i s w o u l d b e a g a i n s t th e m a i n

p u r p o s e o f te c h n o l o g y. I f o nl y th e v e r y first inventor

knew that technology would have become a disaster to our

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s i n g l e - p e rs o n h o u s e h o l d s i n th e Un i te d Sta te, a n d th e n i n

2 0 1 0 , t h i s n u m b e r h av e i n c r e a s e d t o a r o u n d 3 1 m i l l i o n .

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m o s t A m e r i c a n s o n l y h a d t w o c l o s e f r i e n d s t o c o n f i d e i n ,

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a ny relat i o n s to th e i n c re a si ng a n d develop e d te c h n olo g y ?

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a we e k g l ue d to th e i nte r n e t a n d th e i r m ob i le p h o n e s . Thi s

is such an irony because better technology is just useless

to b e tte r th e co m mu ni c at i o n b e twe e n hu ma n . On fa ceb o o k ,

i t c o u l d s e e m l i k e y o u h av e m a ny f r i e n d s , b u t i n f a c t , i n

t h e r e a l i t y y o u m i g h t f e e l m o r e l o n e l y b e c a u s e y o u k n o w

d e e p i n s i d e yo u r h e a r t th a t m o s t o f th e m a re n o t e ve n yo u r

r e a l f r i e n d s . T h o s e a r e n o t t h e o n e s w h o c a r e a b o u t y o u ,

a n d thi s i s m o st p rob ably why lo n el i n e s s fe el m o re i nte n s e

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i s a p p r o x i m a t e l y 3 0 m i l l i o n e m a i l s e v e r y d ay, a n d t h i s i s

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important medium. 60% of email users check their emails on

th e i r va c a t i o n , a n d th e ave ra g e i nte r n e t u s a g e i s 6 8 h o u rs

per month. The average internet usage keeps on increasing,

w h i c h i s s h o w i n g o n h o w a d d i c t e d h u m a n s h av e b e c o m e

w i t h t h e i nt e r n e t . E i t h e r w e n o t i c e i t o r n o t , b e i n g i n f r o nt

o f t h e c o m p u t e r t o o m u c h d o e s d e f i n i t e l y a f f e c t o u r d a i l y

l i f e . P e o p l e d o f e e l l o n e l y, a n d s o m e o f t h e m w i l l e v e n

q u e s t i o n w h e t h e r a l l t h e f r i e n d s t h a t t h e y h av e b e e n

t a l k i n g t o o n l i n e a r e t h e i r r e a l f r i e n d s o r n o t . T h i s c o u l d

a c t u a l l y c a u s e m o r e l o n e l y f e e l i n g b e c a u s e t o f i n a l l y

r e a l i z e t h a t y o u a c t u a l l y d o n' t h av e t h a t m a ny f r i e n d s a r e

j u s t d e p r e s s i n g . W h e n t h i s t i m e c o m e s , m o s t p e o p l e w i l l

l i k e l y b e i n a b r e a k i n g d o w n s t a t u s . W h e n t h i s h a p p e n s ,

y o u w i l l m o s t p r o b a b l y s u f f e r f r o m a s t r e s s c a u s e d b y t h e

o v e r w h e m l e d b r a i n t h a t w a s u s e d t o o m u c h u s i n g t h e

c o m p u t e r . T h i s s t r e s s c a n d e f i n i t e l y l e a d t o a w ay w o r s e

d e p r e s s i o n a n d u s u a l l y h u m a n w i l l b r e a k d o w n . W h e n y o u

b r e a k d o w n , t h e o n l y t h i n g t h a t c a n b e d o n e i s t o s t a n d u p

a g a i n . N o t b y g o i n g b a c k t o t h e c o m p u t e r , b u t y o u s h o u l d

d o t h e o p p o s i t e , w h e r e y o u s h o u l d s t ay t h e h e l l a w ay f r o m

c o m p u t e r . S t ay a s f a r a s y o u c a n , a n d g e t a w ay f r o m t h e

fake reality for a while. Please get out of your room wherever

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t e c h n o l o g y t h a t y o u f e e l l i k e y o u a r e a d d i c t e d t o , t h e n

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o v e r w h e l m i n g c o m p u t e r . T h i s s h o u l d s h o w y o u o n h o w

h u m a n s a n d c o m p u t e r a r e n o t t h e s a m e, w e a l w ay s n e e d t o

t a k e a b r e a k , a l o n g e r o n e f r o m w h a t c o m p u t e r h a s . Ev e n

c o m p u t e r s w i l l n e e d t o b e s h u t d o w n o n c e i n a w h i l e .

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ARE YOU ON A BREAK DOWN?

Yo u m i g h t a s k w hy y o u n e e d t o s o c i a l i z e w i t h o t h e r p e o p l e.

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t h i n k i n g a b o u t w h a t 's o n o t h e r p e o p l e 's m i n d s . L i k e a

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s i g n i f i c a n t i m p r e s s i o n s o f s u c h c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s j u s t a s

f r i e n d l i n e s s , t r u s t w o r t h i n e s s , a n d s t a t u s . T h e o v e r a l l

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s o u r c e s , s u c h a s t h e b o ny s t r u c t u r e, s h a p e s a n d p o s i t i o n s

o f f e a t u r e s , a n d c o l o r a n d t e x t u r e o f t h e s k i n . T h e f a c i a l

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biological and also cultural mechanisms. The facial muscles

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information about emotion, mood, and als o ideas. Emotion

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facial mus cles . Emotion is actual ly one of the topics that is

f r e q u e n t l y r a i s e d i n d i s c u s s i o n s o f t h e f a c e . S i n c e t h e

a n c i e n t p h i l o s o p h e r s , t h e l e a r n e d a n d u n t u t o r e d a l i k e

bel ieved that the face assumes appearances characteristic

o f e a c h o f t h e p a s s i o n s t h a t p e o p l e h av e e x p e r i e n c e d .

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expressions in drawings; and philosophers such as Aristotle

a n d S t e w a r t s p e c u l a t e d o n t h e i r f o r m s a n d f u n c t i o n s ,

a n d b i o l o g i s t s s u c h a s D a r w i n , t h e y a l s o d i d s p e c u l a t e

o n th e i r o r ig i n s . A m e r i c a n p syc h olo g i sts , h oweve r th o u g h ,

h a d b e g u n i n t h e t w e n t i e t h c e n t u r y t o q u e s t i o n t h e s e

t r a d i t i o n a l p e r s p e c t i v e s , a n d i t b e c a m e f a s h i o n a b l e t o

r e j e c t b o t h t h e r e a l i t y o f e m o t i o n s a n d a ny c h a ra c t e r i s t i c

appearance of the face that correspond to them. Even today,

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fo r m of th e a rg u m e nts , de s p ite of th e sub sta nt i al ev i de n ce

to the contrary that has been adduced in the late 20th century by

psychologists, anthropologists, and scientists around the world.

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d e f i n i t e l y c o m m u n i c a t e v o l u m e s . Yo u r e y e b r o w s ke e p t h e

rain and perspiration out of your eyes, as well as the fal l ing

d u s t a n d d e b r i s . T h e y c a n a l s o s i g n a l s e v e r a l d i f f e r e n t

e m o t i o n s . T h o s e t w o l i n e s o f f a c i a l h a i r c o u l d i n d i c a t e

a n g e r, c o n f u s i o n , o p e n n e s s , c u r i o s i t y, a n d f l i r t a t i o n t o o.

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e y e b r o w s a r e r a i s e d . W h e n t h r e a t e n e d o r a n g r y, h u m a n s

l o w e r t h e i r e y e b r o w s . I n P e r u , r a i s i n g t h e e y e b r o w s c a n

m e a n m o n e y o r p ay m e. Ye t i n To n g a , i t w o u l d m e a n y e s

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p r e t t y g i r l . I t m ay h av e b e e n p o p u l a r i z e d b y t h e 1 9 3 0 s

f i l m s t a r G r o u c h o M a r x , n o t e d f o r h i s h e av i l y p a i n t e d

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le e r i ng at p re tt y wo m e n . Fro m s o m e of th e exa m ple s ab ove,

i t s h o w s t h a t e y e b r o w i s d e f i n i t e l y a b o d y l a n g u a g e.

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s i g n a l s , t h e y a r e h i g h l y v i s i b l e c o m m u n i c a t o r s , a l t h o u g h

t h e l i m i t e d c o n t r o l o f m u s c l e s a r o u n d t h e m c a n l i m i t

w h a t t h e y s ay. L o w e r i n g t h e e y e b r o w s a c t u a l l y c a n a l s o

c o n c e a l t h e e y e s t o a c e r t a i n d e g r e e. P a r t i c u l a r l y w i t h a

l o w e r e d h e a d , t h i s c a n t h u s i n d i c a t e d e c e p t i o n o r i t c o u l d

b e a d e s i r e t h a t e y e s i g n a l s a r e h a r d e r t o s e e . L o w e r e d

e y e b r o w s m ay a l s o i n d i c a t e a n n o y a n c e , i t i s a l s o b e l i e v e d

t h a t l o w e r e d e y e b r o w s a r e a s i g n o f a d o m i n a n t p e r s o n .

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e y e s w i d e r , p e r h a p s t o s e e m o r e c l e a r l y w h a t i s g o i n g o n .

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o t h e r s a n d c a n s i g n a l g e n e r a l e m p h a s i s . O p p o s i t e t o t h e

d o m i n a n t l o w e r i n g o f e y e b r o w s , r a i s i n g e y e b r o w m ay b e

a s u b m i s s i v e m o v e o r i n d i c a t e o p e n n e s s , a s i t l e t s t h e

o t h e r p e r s o n s e e y o u r e y e s . R a i s i n g a s i n g l e e y e b r o w i s

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m o r e w r y i n i t s m e a n i n g . A n o t h e r e y e b r o w m o v e m e n t

w o u l d b e t h e m i d d l e - r a i s e d a n d m i d d l e - l o w e r e d . P u s h i n g

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WHAT DO THE EYEBROWS MEAN?

W h e n b e i n g s u r p r i s e d ,

a p e r s o n's e y e b r o w s a r e

o f t e n r a i s e d . I t a l s o

a s k s f o r a t t e n t i o n f r o m

o t h e r s a n d a l s o s i g n a l

o f t h e g e n e r a l e m p h a s i s .

L o w e r i n g t h e e y e b r o w s

i n d i c a t e s d e c e p t i o n ,

o r a n n o y a n c e. L o w e r e d

e y e b r o w s c a n a l s o b e

o n e o f t h e s i g n s o f o n e

v e r y d o m i n a n t p e r s o n .

N o t e v e r y o n e c a n d o

t h i s , y e t w h e n s o m e o n e

c a n , i t c o u l d i n d i c a t e

s u s p i c i o u s n e s s , w o r r y,

o r i t a l s o i n d i c a t e s

a r e l i e f f e e l i n g .

T h i s j u s t s i m p l y m e a n s

t h a t y o u f e e l n o t h i n g .

W h e n t h i s h a p p e n s a t a l l

t i m e , i t m i g h t b e g o o d

t o s o c i a l i z e , a n d t o s t a r t

f e e l a s a h u m a n a g a i n .

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SHOULD WE BE LIKE LITTLE KIDS AGAIN?

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A s a n a d u l t , w e o f t e n f o r g e t a b o u t a l o t o f t h i n g s . We

s o m e t i m e s f o r g e t t o b e i n g h a p p y, s o m e t i m e s w e f o r g e t

t o e n j o y t h e l i t t l e y e t a w e s o m e t h i n g s i n l i f e , a n d t h e

m o s t i m p o r t a n t t h i n g t h a t w e u s u a l l y f o r g e t i s t o e x p r e s s

o u rs elve s si n ce rely. E ith e r a si n ce re happ i n e s s , o r mayb e a

s i n c e r e s a d n e s s , w e j u s t f o r g e t h o w t o s h o w i t t o t h e

w o r l d . M o s t o f t h e t i m e a d u l t s a r e t o o r e s t r i c t e d t o t h e i r

s u r r o u n d i n g s a n d e nv i r o n m e n t t h a t t h e y a r e t o o s c a r e d

t o s h o w h o w t h e y f e e l , a n d t e c h n o l o g y a c t u a l l y i s j u s t

m a k i n g t h i s c o n d i t i o n w o r s e . O n t h e o t h e r h a n d , l i t t l e

k i d s w h o h av e n o t y e t b e e n i n f e c t e d a s m u c h a s w e h a v e ,

s t i l l v a l u e a l l t h o s e t h i n g s t h a t w e u s u a l l y m i s s i n l i f e .

L i t t l e k i d s s t i l l c a n b e h a p p y o v e r t h e l e a s t n o t i c a b l e

l i t t l e t h i n g s t h a t h a p p e n s a r o u n d u s , a n d t h i s i s e x a c t l y

s o m e t h i n g t h a t w e n e e d t o l e a r n f r o m l i t t l e k i d s . We

h av e t o l e a r n f r o m t h e m h o w t o e x p r e s s o u r s e l v e s a s a

h u m a n a g a i n . We h av e t o l e a r n h o w t o b e h a p p y, h o w t o b e

s a d , a n d t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t t h i n g i s t o b e s i n c e r e . T h e

s i n c e r i t y t h a t w e e x p e r i e n c e a n d t h a t w e h av e c a n b r i n g

s o m u c h o u t o f u s , a n d c a n d e f i n i t e l y i n f l u e n c e o t h e r

p e o p l e i n o u r l i v e s . B y b e i n g a h u m a n , y o u'd r e a l l y n e e d

t o b e s i n c e r e i f y o u a i m f o r h a p p i n e s s i n l i f e . I f y o u t h i n k

t e c h n o l o g y w i l l b r i n g y o u h a p p i n e s s , t h e n j u s t k e e p o n

g o i n g w i t h i t , e v e n t h o u g h i t i s p r e t t y c l e a r a l r e a d y h o w

t e c h n o l o g y i s g o i n g t o m a k e y o u f e e l i n t h e e n d . Yo u

m i g h t b e s c a r e d t o t a l k t o t h e w o r l d , b u t o n c e a g a i n , b e a

k i d , b e f r e e , t h e n y o u a r e r e a d y t o b e b a c k a s h u m a n a g a i n .

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IS HUMAN GESTURE UNIVERSAL? WOULD THEY ALL UNDERSTAND WHAT

ASIA | AFRICA | AMERICA | EURASIA | AUSTRALIA | ANTARCTICA | EUROPE { IT ALL REALLY DEPEND

›› EVERY CULTURE HAS THEIR D IFFERENT GESTURES /THAT’S WHAT YOU HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND

YOU DON'T WANT TO END UP INSULTING OTHER PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY / / THESE FOUR COMMO

GESTURE THAT YOU THINK MEAN THE SAME EVERYWHERE / THEY MIGHT ACTUALLY MEAN THE COMPLETE

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ASIA | AFRICA | AMERICA | EURASIA | AUSTRALIA | ANTARCTICA | EUROPE { IT ALL REALLY DEPEND

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YOU DON'T WANT TO END UP INSULTING OTHER PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY / / THESE FOUR COMMO

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UNDERSTANDING HUMAN GESTURES

T h i s h a n d g e s t u r e s c o m m o n l y k n o w n a s t h e v i c t o r y o r t h e p e a c e s i g n a l a l l a r o u n d t h e

w o r l d , e s p e c i a l l y i n Fr a n c e o r A m e r i c a . M o s t a r e n o t a w a r e t h a t w h e n v i s i t i n g E n g l a n d

o n e o f t h e v e r s i o n , w h i c h i s w h e n t h e p a l m i s i nw a r d , i t c o u l d v e r y p o s s i b l y r e s u l t i n

a r e a c t i o n f a r r e m o v e d f r o m p e a c e. I n f a c t , t h e r e s u l t m i g h t b e a n E n g l i s h b l o o d y n o s e.

T h i s g e s t u r e h a s b e c o m e a n a l m o s t u n i v e r s a l s i g n f o r " e v e r y t h i n g 's O. K " o r "g o o d

g o i n g " a n d a d o z e n o t h e r m e s s a g e s a l o n g t h a t v e i n . Ye t t h e r e a r e s t i l l s o m e i m p o r t a n t

e x c e p t i o n s t o o. I n N i g e r i a a n d A u s t r a l i a , t h i s g e s t u r e i s c o n s i d e r e d a s a n i n s u l t .

I n A u s t r a l i a , d o n' t e v e r h i t c h i k e u s i n g t h i s g e s t u r e b e c a u s e i t w o u l d m e a n " U p y o u r s ! "

M o s t o f y o u m i g h t t h i n k t h a t t h i s g e s t u r e w o u l d o n l y m e a n a s a n O. K s i g n a l , b u t y o u

a r e a c t u a l l y n o t q u i e t r i g h t . I n L a t i n A m e r i c a , t h i s g e s t u r e i s c o n s i d e r e d r u d e , b e c a u s e

t h i s g e s t u r e i s e q u i v a l e n t f o r , " Yo u a s s h o l e ! " I n Fr a n c e , p a r t i c u l a r l y i n t h e s o u t h o f

Fr a n c e , t h i s g e s t u r e m e a n s w o t h l e s s o r z e r o , w h i l e i n Ja p a n t h i s d o e s s y m b o l i z e m o n e y.

S h a k e h a n d i s p o p u l a r l y k n o w n a s a g r e e t i n g o r a s i g n o f a g r e e m e n t . N o t a l l c o u n t r i e s

a c t u a l l y u s e s h a k e h a n d f o r g r e e t i n g s t h o u g h , a n d i f t h e y d o, t h e y w i l l h av e d i f f e r e n t

e x p e c t a t i o n s o n h o w i t s h o u l d b e . M o r e a b o u t i t w i l l b e d i s c u s s e d m o r e i n d e t a i l i n t h e

n e x t f e w p a g e s , s o t h a t w e w o u l d b e m o r e c o n c e r n a b o u t h o w t o s h a k e h a n d p r o p e r l y.

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