Teaching Lies in Order to Spot Them

Stan Walters, an interview and interrogation expert, is back in our blog with information on the untruths in deception detection courses. In the video below, he discusses the various ways in which certain courses being taught on deception detection are full of lies themselves.  He focuses on one particular course and goes through the various…

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The Hardest Lies to Spot?

Janine Driver aka “The Human Lie Detector” recently appeared on the Dr. Drew show in regards to Andrea Sneiderman’s trial. Sneiderman was charged with her husband’s murder.  He was shot and killed by her boss, but she has plead not guilty to the 16 charges that were filed against her. Since then the murder and…

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Past Blog: Determining Mental State from Tone of Voice: Part 1

In a recent study done by the University of Arizona, researchers discovered that just 30 seconds of speaking with a complete stranger could reveal how well they were coping with their emotions. The study entitled “Thin-Slicing Divorce: Thirty Seconds of Information Predict Changes in Psychological Adjustment Over 90 Days” was recently published in The Journal…

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How To Detect A Lie – Humintell’s Workshop at the California Academy of Sciences

Wouldn’t you love to know how to spot a lie? A lucky few who attended NightLife at the California Academy of Sciences‘ on July 11, 2013 learned some key concepts about how to spot a lie with Humintell Director Dr. David Matsumoto. What exactly is NightLife?   It is an ongoing event for adults 21+ that…

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