INTERVIEW INTELLIGENCE (Humor): WHAT NOT TO SAY AT JOB INTERVIEWS

Interview Intelligence: What Not To Say

What does this company do?

I need a hug.

Just how much are the employees here expected to follow the rules?

I have this anger building inside me.  But I control it most of the time.

Wow, you’ve got the life, don’t you?  I’d love to interview candidates.  If you hire me I’ll work hard…probably harder than you...might even take over your job – watch out.  Just kidding.  Really.

Does this company discriminate against bail-jumpers?

I must be missing something - I don’t know how you can stand coming back to this place day after day.

I’m kinda flexible about hours - They let me out on my own in the daylight, Monday through Friday.

Just got back from the world's least explored jungle. By the way, does the health insurance cover infectious diseases?

Oh oh…that breakfast taco isn’t settling in very well…

GOOGLE'S NEW ROBOT

Google has a new robot and it's tough.

In a demonstration, researchers put the Atlas robot through some normal drills - walking (through snow), opening doors, lifting packages, etc. - and then showed that it is certainly not a softy.  Poked and prodded and pushed to the ground with a hockey stick, the robot shrugged off the abuse and kept operating as if unfazed, springing up from the floor like a heavyweight boxer finding renewed vigor.

Score one for artificial intelligence.

Take a look for yourself at c/net - click here.

INTELLIGENT CHILDREN

Intelligent Children
by Dr. Droge

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ABOUT DEJA VU - ALL OVER AGAIN

As you may know, the term “deja vu” is French for “seen already”. Most of us have experienced it – reliving a moment in some way, familiarity with a landscape or conversation, for example.

But what exactly is “deja vu”? What is the brain doing? Scientifically, what is happening?

Science can inform us about the phenomenon, but at the moment, there's much we do not know. No one seems to be absolutely certain – specifically - what it is, how it happens, or why?

We do know that it seems to happen most to those in the age bracket of 15-25 - though, of course, it occurs outside of those parameters as well. Gender seems not to matter. And those who remember dreams may be more likely to experience it.

Researchers have used creative ways to study deja vu - examining the brains of epileptics, for example, and inventing 3D video games to simulate the experience.

For a more complete look at deja vu, see the article at CNN.

Scientists Create Human-like Robot – The Future is Now

Researchers at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore have created a “social” robot with a personality suited to companionship. The unit, named Nadine, uses “intelligence” software designed with human traits in mind, such as conversation skills, memory, and emotions.

For more information, click here

http://media.ntu.edu.sg/NewsReleases/Pages/newsdetail.aspx?news=fde9bfb6-ee3f-45f0-8c7b-f08bc1a9a179

and here

https://www.facebook.com/NTUsg/videos/vb.188991601140026/1009300559109122/?type=2&theater

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GOOGLE PLANNING INTELLIGENT MESSAGING APP?

Rumors are swirling.  According to reports, Google may be developing an app that uses artificial intelligence to allow users – as they chat with friends - to contact a chatbot to answer questions or conduct searches.   Apparently, this app will compete with Facebook’s similar technology.

At this time, not much is known about the details of the app or when it might become available.   One scenario that might play out, however, would have a user interacting online with friends when a question or issue arose that would benefit from a Google search. Conceivably, the user would be able to contact the bot on the fly and continue the interaction while the bot conducted the search.

Stay tuned.

DOES TEXTING AFFECT GIRLS' GRADES?

A recent study reported by the American Psychological Association indicates that compulsive texting by teens, especially girls, may have a negative effect on their school achievement.

Researchers surveyed more than 400 students in the Midwest - in grades 11 and 8 - and found that girls in particular are apt to suffer an adverse effect on their academic work.

Rather than the frequency, the compulsive nature of texting seems to be at the heart of the issue. According to researchers. girls and boys text with about the same frequency, but for different purposes - boys apparently text to "convey information", while girls text "to nurture relationships", which may be more distracting.

For a closer look at the APA report, click here