How do faces and more importantly, brains develop? Science Daily reported that researchers at Tuft University have released never before seen patterns of bioelectrical signals outlining where eyes, nose, mouth, and other features will appear in an embryonic tadpole. When stained with dye, hyperpolarized (negatively charged) areas shine brightly and others remain darker. The Tufts…
Read MoreDominique Strauss-Kahn’s Accuser Speaks Out
The former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was recently accused of sexually assaulting a hotel maid in a New York City hotel room. The accused victim Nafissatou Diallo is revealing her true identity in her first television interview, below. Strauss-Kahn denies all allegations and has adamantly maintained his innocence, yet Diallo insists she is…
Read MoreAnalytical Interviewing
When law enforcement use microexpressions as an interviewing/interrogation technique it is called “Analytical Interviewing”. United States police officers, TSA workers, and the FBI have all been using microexpressions to detect deception for quite some time. Science has come to distinguish this from merely reading body language and gestures. Although, those types of techniques are helpful…
Read MoreWhile Lying Can Be Harmful, Is It Really Unnatural?
Humanity has been programmed to believe that lying is unnatural and bad. While it can be very harmful, is it really unnatural? Human beings lie all the time. Take a look at the video “Necessary Lies” with writer and orator Ian Leslie. It was reported on in Wired and delineates the myths about lying, gives…
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