7.28.2010

But we are never bored

Improbable Research - Although boredom very rarely escapes the notice of those suffering from it, constructing a purely technical instrument for reliably recognizing boredom in humans is currently rated as a non-trivial task. But recently, a team from George Mason University, the University of North Carolina, the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Naval Research Lab, Washington, DC have between them devised a provisional system for doing just that.

link: UNDERNEWS: GREAT MOMENTS IN RESEARCH: HOW TO RECOGNIZE BOREDOM


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