Some of you may know the late Dr. Maureen O’Sullivan, who was a Professor Emeritus of the University of San Francisco. Dr. O’Sullivan is widely known for her work with Dr. Paul Ekman on the “Wizards Project”, where they identified Truth Wizards. Truth Wizards are those that are exceptionally good at detecting deception. One of…
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Virtual Border Patrol
The University of Arizona’s Eller College of Management has developed a new way to protect our borders. According to an Arizona News 13 article, UA has created an Automated Virtual Agent for Truth Assessments in Real-Time (AVATAR). This new security measure is supposed to detect what current border patrols might miss such as dilating pupils.…
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Is a picture really worth a thousand words? What exactly can a picture tell you about someone’s character? When trying to detect deception, one has to be very careful to not interpret the wrong information or misread pertinent nonverbal signals of deception such as microexpressions. Many people may have heard of David Loughner. He has been identified…
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