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  1. Tech

    Reading Faces

    Facial expressions can convey emotional nuances that words fail to communicate. Researcher Terrence Sejnowski has developed a computer program that analyzes images of human faces, purportedly matching the skills of professionals trained to read fleeting expressions of emotion. Learn more in an online article from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s HHMI Bulletin and at the […]

    By Science News
  2. Math

    Mozart’s Melody Machine

    Music publishing was a thriving trade during the latter part of the 18th century in Europe. Publishers vied with one another to print the works of the latest “hot” composer. Many of them looked for novel ways to entice new customers into their music shops. One such ploy was to publish systems that would allow […]

    By Ivars Peterson
  3. Math

    Mozart’s Melody Machine

    Music publishing was a thriving trade during the latter part of the 18th century in Europe.