Can brain scans show when someone is lying? This debate is taking place right now between Gary Smith, who says he didn’t kill his roommate and Montgomery County prosecutors, who say otherwise. According to an article in the Washington Post, some of the nation’s leading neuroscientists, who are using the same technology to study Alzheimer’s…
Read MoreNonverbal Communication Book Review
Below is a review of Dr. Matsumoto’s newest book: Nonverbal Communication: Science and Applications written by Humintell affiliate Eric Goulard, a nonverbal and body language expert. For more information on Goulard and the services he offers, visit his website. “I just finished reading Dr. David Matsumoto’s most recent book, Nonverbal Communication: Science and Applications. This…
Read MoreHonesty Linked to Better Health
According to a “Science of Honesty” study presented at the American Psychological Association’s 120th Annual Convention, lying less is linked to better health. Kelly and co-author Lijuan Wang, PhD, both of Notre Dame, conducted the honesty experiment over 10 weeks with a sample of 110 people, of whom 34 percent were adults in the community and 66…
Read MoreCloning Humans in a Modern World
Why would you want a human replica of yourself when you could have a super human robot clone? [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnE4vcvHxo8&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] This is exactly what Disney thought when they developed a process to clone real humans into silicone-skinned robots. How did Disney do this? Gizmodo.com reports they used 3D motion capture cameras, which can calculate the shape,…
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