Are You Ready to Hug a Robot?
Getting hugged tends to be a powerful positive emotional experience. Hugs have been shown to enhance social bonding and emotional well-being. However, not everyone can get a hug
How can this problem be solved?
A new study, which
The findings of the study indicate that it is possible to design a robot that people enjoy to hug. Details matter here, as the intra-hug gestures played a significant role in determining how much the human volunteers enjoyed the hug.
The History of Snacks
Hamburgers, sandwiches and pizza are some of the worlds’ favourite snacks, but have you ever wondered
The hamburger started life as small pieces of raw beef
People say that it was John Montague, the Fourth Earl of Sandwich,
In 1889, Queen Margherita of Italy invited chef Rafaelle Esposito from his pizzaria to visit the royal palace and
Finding safe places to interact
“Why are young people staying away from their relatives?” Recently, this question
Many people believe
Moreover, online socializing
The First Space Cat
In a few weeks, space scientists will celebrate a remarkable event — the 60th anniversary of the launch of the first cat into space, an astronautical success that has never been repeated.
In the early 60s, dogs and monkeys were the animals usually used by scientists to find out exactly
A total of 14 street cats
Then,
“In the 60s,
Young people around the world have volunteered
The dangers of sitting all day are obvious. Researchers have shown that remaining sitting for extended periods of time, like at your 9-to-5 desk job,
A new study,
The team behind the study analyzed data from a pool of a million adults over the age of 45 in Western Europe, the United States and Australia.
Be Careful on the Internet
Parents of boys at a Sydney private school have been urged to monitor their sons’ use of social networking website, with a warning
The headmaster, Timothy Wright, wrote to parents on Thursday,
Modern technology means that a careless word, an ill-willed comment or an inappropriate photograph, are on permanent record and freely available to
Dr Wright said that
He urged parents to set ground rules for use of mobile phones and the Internet and in particular to set boundaries on taking and sending images that
Are exclamation marks necessary?!
Punctuation is so important in writing that it is one of the first things you learn in school. It is a universal code with different marks to help with the meaning of
An exclamation mark is a valid form of punctuation
However,
Italian astronaut shows beauty of ancient Chinese composition in space
Besides “Wow” and “Great,” what else would you say
She first wrote in Chinese, and then attached an accurate translation of the lines in both Italian and English
Cristoforetti has been active in Sino-European cooperation in the field of manned spaceflight. She was a working group member
An agreement
She joined the Italian Air Force in 2001 and