Taken from Humintell Affiliate, Susan Constantine’s website: Orlando, FL – March 20, 2015 – ATM surveillance photos taken in Warwick, Rhode Island in October 2014 and subsequently released by the city’s police department are currently garnering much attention. There is interest in determining whether they show Ashley Summers, the girl who went missing from her…
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Like many aspects of human behavior, laughter is complicated. In a recent article for Time, Dr. Greg Bryant, an associate professor at UCLA outlines a study he conducted at his Vocal Communication Lab. There, he and his research team played recorded laughs to participants and asked them to distinguish whether the laugh was “real” or…
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Bus drivers and bouncers face it with some frequency; so do counselors and psychologists; but call center employees are on the frontline. Do you ever get angry at them? Anger has been viewed as a negative emotion, unproductive and destructive – but what if this emotion is actually really good for you? This program will…
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A recent article in Slate by Daniel Engber looked at the body language of college-basketball athletes, particularly in moments of victory and defeat. Engber noticed certain consistent gestures: such as arms outstretched in victory and hands on heads in defeat. But what are the reasons for these gestures and are they learned or innate? He…
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