TEDTalks is a video podcast of the best talks and performances from TED conferences. They feature the world’s leading thinkers and doers who give talks on their lives, their work, their revolutionary ideas & concepts in roughly 5 -20 minutes. TEDTalks began as a simple attempt to share what happens at the TED Conference with the world. Under the…
Read MoreFacial Expressions Unveiled
News Medical. Net just reported on research by Rebecca Riddell and colleagues suggesting that a single stereotyped pain expression during infancy does not exist. The authors say that each facial expression is attached to a different type of distress. They found 7 distinct facial expressions after vaccinations on infants from 2 months to 12 months, which could signal…
Read MoreYour Body Doesn’t Lie
ScienceDaily reports on another way people avoid information that challenges their beliefs. The 2008 study found that: Partisan participants reacted strongly to ads featuring their favored candidate, but barely responded to ads featuring the rival candidate. In comparison, people who didn’t favor one candidate over the other showed similar physiological response patterns and intensity…
Read MoreHow to Tell a Lie with the Naked Eye
Humintell Director Dr. David Matsumoto appeared on the ABC 7 Evening News. He provided insight on how he detects microexpressions and inconsistencies between verbal and nonverbal statements to detect deception. Take a look at the video below in case you missed it. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zagJayUYqqY[/youtube]