Economic Hardship Creates Cynicism on Wall Street

Do you tell the truth, especially when money is involved?  Wall Street firms are not taking any chances. According to a Consumer Affairs report and The Wall Street Journal, there is a growing need for the employment of professional lie detectors in the business world.  In the articles entitled “Wary Investors Turn to Lie Detectors”…

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What are Microexpressions?

Take a look at our video below to learn more! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePs4paQiHik&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]

Ask The Expert: Ask Your Questions to Dr. Matsumoto

Happy 2011 to all our avid readers! We hope you will help us make this year a great one! Back in February of last year, we asked you the readers, to ask specific questions they may have to Dr. Matsumoto.  We then selected your questions and had Dr. Matsumoto personally respond in a 2-part series.…

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Politics: It’s All in the Face

Voters make judgments about politicians’ competence based on their facial appearance. The article, “On the Face of It” posted on the ScienceDaily website, showed that research conducted by Christopher Olivola (University College London in the UK) and Alexander Todorov (Princeton University) suggests that these appearance based judgments predict voting decisions and election outcomes. Voter’s choices…

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