One of my friends is collaborating on a sociology experiment via the website quirksome.org, which is "a game of first impressions" in which one tries to see how well one can tell somebody's personality based on a picture. (I'm curious about how to "break the system" or at least provide null models using photoshopping, cartoon renderings, etc.) Apparently, the idea is to see gow visually perceptive people are with pictures. (Well, it's a particular type of perception.)
Here is the text of the e-mail I received:
"I'm collaborating on a sociology experiment, and would like to solicit your help. The purpose of the project is to see how much information people can extract about someone's personality just from a photo. We put up a website (quirksome.org) and are recruiting people to post their pictures. If you or anyone you know doesn't mind being on display, we would appreciate your help."
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