Take a look at this past blog that Humintell posted about face covering and sports. There are some interesting insights into this phenomenon. The infamous “face cover”: What does it mean? We often see athletes and individuals in high stress, emotional situations do what Dr. Matsumoto calls a “face cover”. But why exactly do people…
Read More“Seeing” Happiness”
According to Medical Xpress, if you try to see happiness in the facial expressions of others it can reduce your aggressiveness. Professors Marcus Munafo and Ian Penton-Voak, from the University of Bristol, delved into the relationship between the recognition of emotions in ambiguous facial expressions and aggressive thoughts and behavior. They looked at healthy adults…
Read MoreAssessing Honesty – Who is Better?
The workplace is most often or not an amalgam of varying personalities and talents. It could be difficult, especially in these competitive times, to get an accurate assessment of an employee’s abilities and competence in just a couple of interview sessions. Often times prospective employees exaggerate accomplishments and/or experience. It is very important that the…
Read MoreUpdate: Facial Expressions Before, During, After War
My Modern Met.com has reported on a project titled We Are the Not Dead by photographer Lalage Snow. Similar to images in photographer Claire Felicie’s series of soldiers before, during and after their time oversees, Snow, who is currently based in Kabul, Afghanistan, embarked on this 8-month-long project featuring portraits of British soldiers before, during,…
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