Interest: : Interests

This is a page about human interest and has nothing to do with money. For money related interest see corresponding Wikipedia article.

Because this whole site is about human interests, this page should be dedicated to discussion about any aspects of human interests research, practical applications and how we can improve the site using interests. (See also stealing other people's interests for special prizes and contest about different usage of interests)

Wikipedia abstract of interest is below:

Interest (emotion) is a feeling or emotion that causes attention to focus on an object or an event or a process. In contemporary psychology of interest it is used as a general concept which encompasses other more specific emotion terms, such as curiosity and to a certain degree surprise, in a similar way the general term anger encompasses other terms for the emotion such as rage (intense anger).

Another article in Wikipedia about Attention with good bibliography.

Also see our blog with several articles about interests

Interests Universe

Interests Universe

• Interest (emotion) article on Wikipedia

• Hugo Liu site (Personal site of Hugo Liu, Ph.D., who is a taste researcher and technologist working toward new empowerments and insights into food, fashion, lifestyle, and consumer culture by computational means.)
• Interest (curiousness) as the most fundamental emotion (A theory of different stages of interest (from noticing something, wondering about it, being curious, to being fascinated, astonished, and, in ecstasy))
• Pattie Maes page in MIT media Lab (Pattie Maes is an associate professor in MIT's Program in Media Arts and Sciences and associate head of the Program in Media Arts and Sciences. She founded and directs the Media Lab's Ambient Intelligence research group. Previously, she founded and ran the Software Agents group. Prior to joining the Media Lab, Maes was a visiting professor and a research scientist at the MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab. She holds bachelor's and PhD degrees in computer science from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Belgium. Her areas of expertise are human-computer interaction, artifical life, artificial intelligence, collective intelligence, and intelligence augmentation. Maes is the editor of three books, and is an editorial board member and reviewer for numerous professional journals and conferences. She has received several awards: Newsweek magazine named her one of the "100 Americans to watch for" in the year 2000; TIME Digital selected her as a member of the Cyber-Elite, the top 50 technological pioneers of the high-tech world; the World Economic Forum honored her with the title "Global Leader for Tomorrow"; Ars Electronica awarded her the 1995 World Wide Web category prize; and in 2000 she was recognized with the "Lifetime Achievement Award" by the Massachusetts Interactive Media Council.)

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• teriel: Access and attention are finite currencies (8 February 2010)
  Attention is a finite currency due to physiological demands such as sleep and eating. Ultimately what captivates attention is what interests a person the most, and being able to hold a person's interest is dictated by what that person ...
• Pittsfield NH School District » Superintendent (8 February 2010)
  The performance of high schools around the country is receiving a significant amount of attention from state and federal policymakers, business interests, and communities as we continue to learn more about the challenges our education ...
• Publicity Tips To Land Major Media Attention | Make money online (8 February 2010)
  Have them ready as the media will ask you to send your materials right away if they have an interest in you. You will need a press release that outlines the information you will share for radio and TV, a media kits and a demo video ...
• Bullet Counter Points: They Definitely Deserve Our Attention (8 February 2010)
  I've shaken their hands. I've looked them in the eye. They're hard-working, law abiding citizens who deserve our attention.”), we are continuously assured that the industry has nothing but our best interests in mind. ...
• Including your interests on your CV - Careers Advice (28 January 2010)
  that can help your CV stand out from the crowd and grab the reader's attention could give you an advantage over other potential candidates. Whilst saying that you enjoy 'socialising' might well come across as a “tiresome and tedious ...

First Amendment vindicated Observer Online “Last week, the Supreme Court reversed a century of law to open the floodgates for special interests — including foreign corporations — to spend without ... and more »

A mayor's selfishness puts Lawrence at risk Boston Globe THE FATE of the City of Lawrence hangs in the balance while the city's mayor, William Lantigua, puts his own interests first. Lantigua held on to his seat ... and more »

CBS News

Do Americans Know Where Obama Stands? CBS News In the meantime, recognizing the PR scandal, the absolute blatant double standard and hypocrisy, the corporate special interests have poured in millions of ... and more »

Waste Connections Reports Fourth Quarter Results and Provides 2010 Outlook CNNMoney.com (press release) On January 1, 2009, Waste Connections adopted new accounting guidance related to minority interests, the provisions of which, among others, require for all ... and more »

A Few Questions On Freezing Tax Expenditures National Journal (blog) Len is right to focus attention on tax expenditures. They involve big money, distort our conception of the size of government, often disproportionately ... and more »