A study out of Wellesley University led by Dr. Erik Schlicht investigated “whether an opponent’s face influences players’ wagering decisions in a zero-sum game with hidden information”. In this case, the game they used in their study was Texas Hold’em Poker. Schlicht and his team asked participants to make “risky” choices while simultaneously being presented…
Read MoreLie to Me Season 2 Episode 20 “Exposed”
Gillian Foster’s boyfriend, Dave Burns, is kidnapped in this week’s episode of Lie to Me. Back at the Lightman Group office, tensions are running high as microexpressions expert Cal Lightman gives Foster the combination to his office safe. After opening it, Foster finds a file on her boyfriend, which includes an image she pulls out.…
Read MoreSmiling Affects Your Mood
In a news article that came out last year, Japanese railworkers for Keikyu Railways adopted a new way of ensuring their smile is genuine. New facial expression recognition software helps employees measure their own smiles based on a mathematical scale. This technology has endless potential and could be used in a wide variety of professions,…
Read MoreFacial Expressions of Emotion are Innate, Not Learned
A 2008 study conducted by Humintell Director Dr. David Matsumoto and Photographer Bob Willingham investigated whether or not facial expressions of emotion were innate or a product of cultural learning. The study, which was the first of its kind, studied congenitally blind (blind from birth) and sighted judo athletes at the 2004 Paralympic Games and…
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