Thanks to Eyes for Lies for giving us the idea for this blog topic! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMsDXwFc_qE[/youtube] ABC’s 20/20 ran a show this past weekend about a woman named Biurny Peguero who falsely accused a man named William McCaffrey of raping her back in December of 2005. Despite the lack of DNA evidence, McCaffrey was sentenced to…
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A recent article found on the Global Times out of China caught our eye since it mentioned microexpressions. While the initial premise of the article doesn’t focus around microexpressions (but rather, gum chewing), a few points made in the article caught our eye, since this is exactly the type of area we specialize in. Right…
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A recent news article featured on cnn.com outlined the possible reasons why people lie on internet dating sites. In a study conducted by Jeffrey Hall, assistant professor in communication studies at the University of Kansas, examined 5,020 men and women who belonged to an undisclosed dating site. When asked if they would lie, most of the…
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By Dr. David Matsumoto Tiger Woods had been under constant public scrutiny for some time now. Ever since his news of infidelity and erratic behavior, Tiger has rarely been seen until he made a public apology to his family, friends and fans in February. When Tiger first came out with this apology, I believed he…
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