A Computer to Tell You if You’re Boring

A device aimed at helping autistics understand the emotional reactions of others is being developed at MIT's Media Lab. A digital camera small enough to connect to eyeglasses hooks up to a handheld computer running facial recognition software programmed to recognize emotions. This is being called an "emotional social intelligence prosthetic" device andwill alert the wearer if the person their talking to is becoming bored or irritated.

Article from NewScientist.com

[via BoingBoing]

Effexor XR: En Español!

Effexor may be holding the #10 spot on the list of the world's most prescribed drugs but it looks like Wyeth is trying to do even better.

Yesterday they announced their "Dialogues: Time to Talk" program for Spanish-speaking patients on Effexor XR. The press release sites reports that Hispanics are more prone to depression and more likely to recieve poor health care in the United States than non-Hispanic whites.

True, but I don't think that's the only thing Wyeth is concerned with.

[via Psychiatry 24X7] 

Wednesday Quote of the Week: BiPolarGuy from “BiPolar Daily”

Beginning his "Easing the Depression" post on March 29 2006:

 I was gonna title this post "Fighting Depression", but somehow that didn't gel because when we're depressed the last thing we're capable of doing is fighting.I was gonna title this post "Fighting Depression", but somehow that didn't gel because when we're depressed the last thing we're capable of doing is fighting.

He follows up his post with 17 relatively painless actions that can help alleviate depression.  Good stuff. 

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