In a past blog “The Language of Language” Humintell noted that computer science professor and spoken language expert Dr. Julia Hirschberg was setting out to examine what people unconsciously communicate through things such as intonation, accent and phrasing. Now Dr. Hirschberg is teaching computers how to spot deception detection via programming them to parse speech…
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The University of Concordia reports that even in infancy humans can delineate between credible and non-credible sources. The study, published in the journal Infant Behavior and Development, examined a group of 60 infants. “This [study] shows infants will imitate behavior from a reliable adult,” says second author Ivy Brooker, “In contrast, the same behavior performed…
Read MoreHow Often Do You Lie?
We all now know (especially if you read our blog frequently) that we lie everyday. Most of our lies are white lies and harmless enough or are they? According to Dennis Merritt Jones, a Huffington Post author, keynote speaker and spiritual mentor, some of those white lies are harmful and holding us prison. In his…
Read MoreThe Language of Language
What do people unconsciously communicate through things such as intonation, accent and phrasing? And is it really possible to detect a lie? Well, that is exactly what computer science professor and expert in spoken language, Julia Hirschberg, is setting out to examine. Things to take into consideration, according to Hirschberg, “How do people convey that…
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