TEDTalks is a video podcast of the best talks and performances from TED conferences. They feature the world’s leading thinkers and doers who give talks on their lives, their work, their revolutionary ideas & concepts in roughly 5 -20 minutes. TEDTalks began as a simple attempt to share what happens at the TED Conference with the world. Under the…
Read MoreYour Body Doesn’t Lie
ScienceDaily reports on another way people avoid information that challenges their beliefs. The 2008 study found that: Partisan participants reacted strongly to ads featuring their favored candidate, but barely responded to ads featuring the rival candidate. In comparison, people who didn’t favor one candidate over the other showed similar physiological response patterns and intensity…
Read MoreHow to Tell a Lie with the Naked Eye
Humintell Director Dr. David Matsumoto appeared on the ABC 7 Evening News. He provided insight on how he detects microexpressions and inconsistencies between verbal and nonverbal statements to detect deception. Take a look at the video below in case you missed it. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zagJayUYqqY[/youtube]
Honesty Linked to Better Health
According to a “Science of Honesty” study presented at the American Psychological Association’s 120th Annual Convention, lying less is linked to better health. Kelly and co-author Lijuan Wang, PhD, both of Notre Dame, conducted the honesty experiment over 10 weeks with a sample of 110 people, of whom 34 percent were adults in the community and 66…
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