The Gerson Lehrman Group, a consulting firm, recently posted a blog about deception during employment interviews. According to the article, studies have shown that around 49% of job applicants lie during the interview process, and about 40% of employees steal from their employers. Jim McGuffey, CPP, the author of this article, has 38 years of…
Read MoreLie to Me Season 3 Episode 2 “The Royal We”
In this week’s episode of “Lie to Me,” Lightman investigates a case involving a beauty pageant contestant accusing another contestant’s father (Mr. Fletcher) of molesting her. As the show progresses, Lightman deduces that the girl (Megan) is not only lying, but taking pleasure in her controlling mother’s pain as she tells her made up story.…
Read MoreNeuroimaging Technology in Court
Big Think’s recent article “How Neuroscience is Changing the Law”, discusses new neuroimaging technology that reveals how issues pertaining to crime and punishment are processed in the brain. One of the ways neuroimaging technology can be utilized is for neural lie detection. In 2010, the court case US vs Semrau was the first time a…
Read MoreVideo- Six Types of Smiles
This one seems to be a little tougher…can you decipher these six types of smiles? Speaking of smiles, have you tried Humintell’s smile game?