In past blogs, Humintell has reported on the Jodi Arias case. Our affiliates, Janine Driver and Susan Constantine, have dissected and commented on her verbal and nonverbal behaviors. For those of you not familiar with the case, Jodi Arias, 32, was being tried for the murder of her ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander, which she claimed was…
Read MoreTelling Lies
Some kids lie about everything, others only lie when trying to avoid punishment while a select few can be brutally honest. We all lie and most parents know that their kids lie too, but why? Huff Post “parents” reports on the facts about children and lying. One mom had this experience and commented, “[what bothered…
Read More“Truth Serum” in a Court of Law?
Many of us remember the tragedy that took place last July in a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado. NewScientist has some interesting turn of events in the Dark Knight Rises shooter case . James Holmes has plead not-guilty by reason of insanity, and the judge presiding over the case has ruled that “medically appropriate” drugs could…
Read MoreBody Language: Pride & Shame
Forbes reports on nonverbal universal reactions of pride and shame that are controlled by the limbic brain. The article was written by Dr. Carol Kinsey Goman, author of The Silent Language of Leaders and president of Kinsey Consulting Services Scientists Dr. Jessica Tracy and Humintell Director Dr. David Matsumoto studied the behaviors of judo matches at the…
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