Nonverbal social sensing in action: Unobtrusive recording and extracting of nonverbal behavior in social interactions illustrated with a research example

Nonverbal behavior coding is typically conducted by "hand". To remedy this time and resource intensive undertaking, we illustrate how nonverbal social sensing, defined as the automated recording and extracting of nonverbal behavior via ubiquitous social sensing platforms, can be achieved. More precisely, we show how and what kind of nonverbal cues can be extracted and to what extent automated extracted nonverbal cues can be validly obtained with an illustrative research example. In a job interview, the applicant's vocal and visual nonverbal immediacy behavior was automatically sensed and extracted. Results show that the applicant's nonverbal behavior can be validly extracted. Moreover, both visual and vocal applicant nonverbal behavior predict recruiter hiring decision, which is in line with previous findings on manually coded applicant nonverbal behavior. Finally, applicant average turn duration, tempo variation, and gazing best predict recruiter hiring decision. Results and implications of such a nonverbal social sensing for future research are discussed.

Multitude libre/Multitude serve. Pour une lecture du Traité politique de Spinoza

Cette étude se donne pour objet de dégager la visée poursuivie par Spinoza dans son Traité politique et d'en extraire l'enseignement politique. Après avoir brièvement reconstruit la théorie spinoziste du droit naturel et l'advenue nécessaire d'un corps politique, elle s'attache, en se basant principalement sur une lecture des chapitres 6 à 11, à déterminer les conditions de la position d'une multitude libre plutôt que serve. On montre que ces conditions se résument dans le principe d'un renforcement circulaire de la puissance du souverain et de celle de la multitude et que la possibilité de son instauration repose sur une juste compréhension de la dynamique passionnelle ; et qu'à défaut, s'installe un régime de servitude marqué par le clivage des gouvernants et de la multitude. On conclut par un regard sur le présent à la lumière de la leçon de ce traité.

Recording and reproducing Soundscapes : using and interpreting data in a creative way

http://elo.aalto.fi/fi/studies/elomedia/dataseminar/

Low-cost automatic activity data recording system

We describe a low-cost, high quality device capable of monitoring indirect activity by detecting touch-release events on a conducting surface, i.e., the animal's cage cover. In addition to the detecting sensor itself, the system includes an IBM PC interface for prompt data storage. The hardware/software design, while serving for other purposes, is used to record the circadian activity rhythm pattern of rats with time in an automated computerized fashion using minimal cost computer equipment (IBM PC XT). Once the sensor detects a touch-release action of the rat in the upper portion of the cage, the interface sends a command to the PC which records the time (hours-minutes-seconds) when the activity occurred. As a result, the computer builds up several files (one per detector/sensor) containing a time list of all recorded events. Data can be visualized in terms of actograms, indicating the number of detections per hour, and analyzed by mathematical tools such as Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) or cosinor. In order to demonstrate method validation, an experiment was conducted on 8 Wistar rats under 12/12-h light/dark cycle conditions (lights on at 7:00 a.m.). Results show a biological validation of the method since it detected the presence of circadian activity rhythm patterns in the behavior of the rats

Littérature française. Tout volume portant ce timbre: Lånebibliotheket i Helsingfors, appartient à la Bibliothèque de lecture de P.-Th. Stolpe à Helsingfors (Finlande)

Imprimatur: L. Heimbũrger.

La Lecture : magazine littéraire : romans, contes, nouvelles

1897/07/10 (T6,N31)-1897/09/25 (T6,N36).

La Lecture : magazine littéraire : romans, contes, nouvelles

1897/12/04 (T2,N9)-1898/01/22 (T2,N16).

La Lecture : magazine littéraire : romans, contes, nouvelles

1900/12/29 (N65)-1901/02/16 (N72).