By Dr. David Matsumoto Tiger Woods had been under constant public scrutiny for some time now. Ever since his news of infidelity and erratic behavior, Tiger has rarely been seen until he made a public apology to his family, friends and fans in February. When Tiger first came out with this apology, I believed he…
Read MoreLie to Me Season 2 Episode 10 “Tractor Man” Comments
One of my goals in writing these blogs is to dispel fact from fiction and to point out some inconsistencies of how things occur on the show vs how they should occur in real life situations. Of course the show is dramatized but it is important and crucial to understand how the lie detection process…
Read MoreLie to Me Season 2 Episode 9 “Fold Equity” Comments
This week’s episode involved gambling. We get asked all the time about the possibility of training poker players, and I think that learning to read micro and subtle expressions of emotion, and other nonverbal behaviors, would be a great skill to add to any poker player’s skill set. That having been said, however, I also…
Read MoreLie to Me Season 2 Episode 8 “Secret Santa” Comments
With Cal Lightman in Afghanistan, it’s a great time to think about the science, and what has been validated scientifically and not. In reality, did you know that while there is a lot of data demonstrating the universality of facial expressions of emotion, there is no study published yet (at least that I know of)…
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