Digital Deception

With smartphones dominating social interaction, texting has become a new way of communicating and for the younger generation it is pretty much the only way of communicating.  Phone conversations are a thing of the past and quick, witty vernacular via texting has taken over communication. But, can we really believe everything that is texted to…

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Teaching Lies in Order to Spot Them

Stan Walters, an interview and interrogation expert, is back in our blog with information on the untruths in deception detection courses. In the video below, he discusses the various ways in which certain courses being taught on deception detection are full of lies themselves.  He focuses on one particular course and goes through the various…

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Skill Collector- Microexpressions & Diverse Education

Listen to the Skill Collector’s interview with Humintell Director Dr. Matsumoto about the complexities of microexpressions, the research behind them, and how to get started in the field. Dr. Matsumoto talks about various questions: What are microexpressions being used for and what fields use them the most?  What is the biggest misconception about reading microexpressions?…

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Facial Expressions Exposed: Smileless Ad Banned

Ella Bache’s new national outdoor campaign ad was banned by Australia’s media regulators because the serious facial expressions (left) were thought to exude more sexual undertones reported Buzz Feed.  However, the same image of nude models in the same positions (right) but with smiles was approved and is ready to be released. “This bizarre decision…

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