Is deception detection easier when we have verbal cues? Could it even be harder? A lot of sensory input goes into our ability to detect deception, but it is hard to tease out the role of verbal and nonverbal cues. We train you to look for both, but a new study seeks to break down…
Read MoreTime to Learn Some People Reading!
Humintell is proud to announce that we have launched a new version of our reading people training package, with some exciting offers exclusively for you until the end of the month! While this new program will build off of the same people reading themes that Humintell has always specialized in, the new course, with three…
Read MoreThe Role of Powerful Postures in Everyday Interaction
Reading people is more than just gesture and expression. It also involves posture. This blog tends to focus primarily on gestures and expressions, and we have delved only occasionally into the importance of posture in expressing or detecting various affective states. However, in a comprehensive review of research on nonverbal postures, Dr. Amy Cuddy and…
Read MoreAping Around with Gestures
Many of our gestures and emotions are universal across cultures, but is this limited to just our species? In an exciting new study by Dr. Kirsty Graham of the University of York, researchers found surprising patterns among gestures utilized by bonobos and chimpanzees in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Not only did they find…
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