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Sunday, March 4, 2012

New Video Game Helps Kids With Autism

A boy practices his facial expressions using FaceMaze. Image courtesy of FaceMaze.An amazing new “video game” is helping kids withautism* show their emotions in their facial expressions.Autism affects the brain’s development of social and communication skills. People with autism typically have difficulty recognizing facial expressions and emotions.The new video game, called FaceMaze, was developed to help kids with autism recognize what certain emotions look like, and what they mean—for instance,...

Two Canadian Political Parties In Hot Water Over Use Of Technology

Bob Rae. Image taken on January 11, 2007 by Will Pate.During elections, people often get a recorded message on their telephone that reminds them to vote and tells them where to go, to vote.These messages, which use pre-recorded voices, are known as robo-calls.Canada’s federal Conservative party is being accused of using robo-calls to mislead the public, during last year’s election.The RCMP and Elections Canada (the group that makes the rules for elections), are looking into accusations that some...

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