Robots Decide Whom to Hire Based on Voice

1. Some have “immortal” properties.

The immortal jellyfish (Turritopsis dohrnii) ages like Benjamin Button—when a crisis like starvation presents itself, the jellyfish’s cells transform and revert to their earliest form, a polyp, making this type of jellyfish potentially immortal. Keep reading for more incredibly bizarre facts about jellyfish!

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2. They have no “sides”.

Jellyfish have no right or left side—only a top and bottom—as they are symmetrical around a central axis that runs the length of their bodies.

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Source: Huffington Post

3. Jellyfish are a boon to cancer research.

Green fluorescent proteins (GFPs) from the Aequorea victoria jellyfish species have transformed bio-medical research. The glow-in-the-dark proteins can illuminate specific proteins within the human body to track microscopic activity (for instance, cancer growth).

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4. Facts About Jellyfish: They don’t need a respiratory system.

A jellyfish’s skin or tissue is so thin that the invertebrate can get its oxygen from diffusion, and therefore doesn’t need a respiratory system.

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5. One variety’s tentacles can grow over 90 feet long.

The largest jellyfish species, the lion’s mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata), can have tentacles that extend longer than a blue whale, the largest mammal on Earth.

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6. They’re more spineless than a politician.

Jellyfish are boneless, brainless and heartless, and most are transparent.

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1. Some have “immortal” properties.

The immortal jellyfish (Turritopsis dohrnii) ages like Benjamin Button—when a crisis like starvation presents itself, the jellyfish’s cells transform and revert to their earliest form, a polyp, making this type of jellyfish potentially immortal. Keep reading for more incredibly bizarre facts about jellyfish!

Read more at http://all-that-is-interesting.com/bizarre-facts-about-jellyfish#qTC4XMFsI4orEfmf.99

The immortal jellyfish (Turritopsis dohrnii) ages like Benjamin Button—when a crisis like starvation presents itself, the jellyfish’s cells transform and revert to their earliest form, a polyp, making this type of jellyfish potentially immortal. Keep reading for more incredibly bizarre facts about jellyfish!

Read more at http://all-that-is-interesting.com/bizarre-facts-about-jellyfish#qTC4XMFsI4orEfmf.99

It’s the newest thing on the employment front: running your voice through a computer to see which job is the best match, whether it is to flip burgers or deal with a surly customer on the phone.



The online employment service Jobaline.com doesn’t really use the face-to-face interviews, but rather feeds research and algorithms into a computer, which then judges candidates based on how their voice sounds. There are, apparently, different choices for different voices.
"We’re not analyzing how the speaker feels," Jobaline CEO Luis Salazar tells National Public Radio. "That’s irrelevant."



Salazar says your voice has a certain subtle signature that sounds different – even if it‘s ever so slightly – when you’re happy, sad, mad, or in a hurry, and the algorithms interpret all those subtleties as it makes a match.

Salazar argues that the Jobaline “secret formula” can even pinpoint if a voice is calm, trustworthy, and engaging, which can be very important for certain kinds of jobs, such as in the hospitality business.

More and more companies are using this kind of system to help them sift through applications. Humans make the final judgement, but that algorithm helps the companies narrow down the pool, cutting down on time and costs.

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