Emotional Intelligence Gets Better With Age

A recent study conducted by the University of California, Berkeley (in conjunction with Arizona State University,) concludes that emotional intelligence peaks as we enter our 60s. The team of researchers, led by psychologist Dr. Robert Levenson, has been tracking how our emotional strategies and responses change as we age. Their findings “support the theory that…

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Lie to Me Season 3, Episode 9, Part 2 “Rebound”

The second of the two Lie to Me episodes on Monday night, entitled “Rebound,” follows The Lightman Group as they investigate a wealthy woman (Lily’s) suspicious boyfriend (George.) When they interview Ingrid, one of George’s ex-wives, Torres says that her slow breaths and racing heart are signs of hate. This is inaccurate, since there is…

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Lie to Me Season, 3 Episode 9, Part 1 “Funhouse”

After a brief hiatus, Lie to Me is back on the air! In the first of two of this week’s episodes, “Funhouse,” The Lightman Group is approached by Emily’s friend, Amanda, whose father has been institutionalized in a mental hospital for 5 years. She is suspicious of the hospital, because of the fact that her…

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Women’s Tears Turn Men Off?

In a recent study out of Israel entitled “Human Tears Contain a Chemosignal“, researchers found evidence that tears may be sending chemical signals that influence the behavior of other people. As reported in the New York Times, researchers ran several experiments. In all of them, they discovered that “men who sniffed drops of women’s emotional…

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