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Here's looking at you, kid: Filmmakers know how we read emotions

1/25/2016 by : Susan Kelley , Cornell Chronicle

Good filmmakers know intuitively that close-ups can be much briefer than longer-distance shots and still maintain their power. A Cornell psychologist has explained why.It takes less time to read an actor’s expression when her face fills up the frame and there’s nothing else in the shot to distract from it. And conversely, the further away the shot, the longer it takes the viewer to wade through…

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New book explores how objects support political power

12/1/2015 by : Susan Kelley , Cornell Chronicle

… and Predator drones, a new book by anthropology professor  Adam Smith  sheds light on how material goods authorize and defend … and Predator drones, a new book by anthropology professor  Adam Smith  sheds light on how material goods authorize and …

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Prairie vole research focuses on philandering, benefits of socialization

11/25/2015 by : Susan Kelley , Cornell Chronicle

No matter how neglected the child, there’s still hope – at least for prairie voles.That’s the message of a new study from a Cornell psychologist that could have implications for human health and well-being. And the same researcher working with prairie voles, has shed light on why some animals behave differently from their peers in social contexts.In the first study, a lack of social interaction…