The text doesn't suggest any such thing. Facial expressions happen to produce a lot of neural activity, which make them easy to pick up - a lot easier than most thoughts by themselves. Expressions thus make a natural focus of such an early instrument. Sensors on your face would kind of ruin the point.
Radiohead might have cut the record companies out of this deal, but it might make sense for the record companies themselves to adopt the same model. Fact is, with the ease of downloading music, buying records already requires a degree of faith. By respecting the consumers who want to support their favourite artists by letting them name the price, it will be easier for the record industry to make paying for music a stronger social norm. As it is, social norms are just about the only thing protecting their profits, and it could easily get worse.
The whole thing sounds a little too much like other regions attempting to attract attention through unwarranted space programs. I hope Nova Scotia will be more successful than Zaire.
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The text doesn't suggest any such thing. Facial expressions happen to produce a lot of neural activity, which make them easy to pick up - a lot easier than most thoughts by themselves. Expressions thus make a natural focus of such an early instrument. Sensors on your face would kind of ruin the point.
Radiohead might have cut the record companies out of this deal, but it might make sense for the record companies themselves to adopt the same model. Fact is, with the ease of downloading music, buying records already requires a degree of faith. By respecting the consumers who want to support their favourite artists by letting them name the price, it will be easier for the record industry to make paying for music a stronger social norm. As it is, social norms are just about the only thing protecting their profits, and it could easily get worse.
The whole thing sounds a little too much like other regions attempting to attract attention through unwarranted space programs. I hope Nova Scotia will be more successful than Zaire.