Emotional Social Intelligence device

June 17th, 2007

They say that verbal communication sends only part of a message across, while most of our talking is done via body language. The Emotional Social Intelligence Prosthetic is one device that helps even the most clueless individual decipher the nuances of body language, thanks to intelligent software programmed by MIT grad student Rana El Kaliouby. This software interprets emotions based on body language and facial expressions which are captured via a wearable computer/video camera combination. Do you think the police and authorities will be able to use this invention to help in their investigations when it comes to serious crime cases?