For years, Kayla Harrison has had two main goals in life: to be World Champion in Judo and to be Olympic Champion. She achieved her first goal in 2010 when she became the first woman in American Judo History to win the World Championships since 1984. She was only 19 years old. This year Kayla…
Read MoreInterview and Interrogation Techniques
Where were you yesterday at 3:45pm? Don’t lie we have your finger prints. Why did you commit this crime? Does this line of questioning sound intimidating? The Daily Beast has some enlightening news. Research was conducted at John Jay College of Criminal Justice through the FBI’s High Value Detainee Interrogation Group. A team of leading researchers formed…
Read MoreTo Lie or not to Lie, that is the Question
Lying is as old as humans and research has confirmed that we learn to lie at a very young age. Studies have also suggested that the average person lies several times a day. So it’s not surprising, then, that lie detection has a long history. “By this method [Middle Age’s thinking that physical torture elicits truth],…
Read MoreOlympians and their Emotions: Marti Malloy
Marti Malloy grew up on Whidbey Island (a small island in the state of Washington) and begun judo at the young age of 6, following in her dad and two older brother’s footsteps. Twenty years later, the four-time National Champion is an Olympian and will represent the United States of America at the 2012 London Olympic…
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