10 October, 2016

Reading Past the Words During a Presidential Debate

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in Emotion, Facial Expressions, Nonverbal Behavior /
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Who are Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump really? The second presidential debate was held last night. After watching the first presidential debate on September 26, Humintell’s own Dr. David Matsumoto offered his expert opinion on how each candidate’s mannerisms could be perceived by voters. He urged us to imagine watching these debates without sound, stripping…

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4 October, 2016

How To Make A Tough (And Emotional) Decision

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By Samantha Harrington for Forbes A month ago, my teammate and I made a really difficult decision while very emotional. Or maybe we made the decision and then got sad. Either way, from the outside it would have looked like fodder for all the Twitter trolls who say women can’t lead because they’re “too emotional.”…

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26 September, 2016

How To Spot A Lying Politician

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The first Presidential Debate starts TONIGHT but can you tell anything about politicians’ accuracy by analyzing how they speak? A new analysis finds that lying politicians tend to be more verbose. For more on politics and deception, take a look at these past blog posts: Politics and Deception (Part 1) Politics and Deception (Part 2) Politics…

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12 September, 2016

Identifying Emotion in Emails

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“OMG I just LOVE pizza.” Is this statement sarcastic? Is it heartfelt? As our everyday communication is increasingly text-driven, inferring emotion from messages is an important skill. If the receiver of the message is a friend, they should be able to understand the sender’s emotion better than a complete stranger. But a recent study by…

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