Okay parents- the long awaited day has arrived, at least for many families, school has officially started. The relief of not having to keep track of your child during the summer vacation, and the anxiety, of long nights filled with homework and calls from teachers has begun. As our kids age it gets harder and…
Read MoreFaking It
In an article posted on Global Winnipeg, forensic psychologist, Leanne ten Brinke, analyzes news footage and interviews of individuals, both male and female, who are addressing the “disappearance” of their loved ones. Are they telling the truth or did they have a part to play in the disappearance? Well, ten Brinke aims to find out.…
Read MoreAnalytical Interviewing
When law enforcement use microexpressions as an interviewing/interrogation technique it is called “Analytical Interviewing”. United States police officers, TSA workers, and the FBI have all been using microexpressions to detect deception for quite some time. Science has come to distinguish this from merely reading body language and gestures. Although, those types of techniques are helpful…
Read MoreWhile Lying Can Be Harmful, Is It Really Unnatural?
Humanity has been programmed to believe that lying is unnatural and bad. While it can be very harmful, is it really unnatural? Human beings lie all the time. Take a look at the video “Necessary Lies” with writer and orator Ian Leslie. It was reported on in Wired and delineates the myths about lying, gives…
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