Past Blog: How to Spot a Liar

Ever wanted to know if someone was lying to you? In this video, Dr. Mark Frank, an expert in deception detection and body language from the University of Buffalo, explains some of the latest technology used to catch liars and what his definition of a “hotspot” is. TO VIEW THE VIDEO TOOLs to Analyze if…

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Cross-Cultures – Reactions of Emotions: Dr. Matsumoto KGO Radio Interview

Many Asian countries are group oriented; therefore, individuals tend to not separate themselves very much from their country or a company.  However, according to Dr. David Matsumoto Americans are very different.  A specific example of this is the reaction of the recent Asiana Airlines (South Korean) plane crash at SFO. “We Americans would see that…

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Benefits of Meditation on Emotions

Meditation has been practiced for centuries.  However, in the last decade it has become more widely practiced in America and many people who meditate preach about the mass benefits of this Eastern technique. PsychCentral has reported on new information that found that meditation affects a person’s emotional processing even after the actual act of meditating…

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Emotional Robots

David Hanson of  Hanson Robotics  shows off his robotic research at his TED Talk Conference with a demo of his “Einstein” creation whose facial features mimic human expressions. Hanson and his team’s goal is to eventually design a robot that not only realistically mimics human characteristics but that can empathize with us as well.    They…

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