The sign language interpreter in the video below is accused of using fake sign language at Nelson Mandela’s Memorial a few weeks ago. Many individuals speculate that this is just another effect of apartheid. According to the Washington Post, deaf advocates including four sign language experts told the Associated Press that the man’s hand movements…
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December, 2013
Signing Schizophrenia
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December, 2013
Deception Detection Debunked
Evaluating Truthfulness is nothing new, but new technology and training programs based on validated scientific studies have sparked new interest in this field of study. Pursuit Magazine goes in depth about about behavioral science’s perceptive on how to conduct successful interviews. Deception detection is not as simple as many people, who are often times untrained,…
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December, 2013
Past Blog: What Would Happen if Santa Didn’t Exist?
What would happen if Santa didn’t exist ? Many people are thinking, well he doesn’t exist. True, but what if even the idea of Santa didn’t exist? How would that holiday season compare to the current one that (technically) lies about his existence? Is it even healthy to lie to our children about a mythical…
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November, 2013
Lance Armstrong: Deception Concealed & Revealed
A new film about Lance Armstrong and his famous and then infamous career dubbed The Armstrong Lie is soon to be released by Sony Pictures. Alex Gibney, a filmmaker, began making a documentary on Lance back in 2009 on what is ultimately a story about power, not a story about doping. “I certainly was very…
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