The University of Arizona’s Eller College of Management has developed a new way to protect our borders. According to an Arizona News 13 article, UA has created an Automated Virtual Agent for Truth Assessments in Real-Time (AVATAR). This new security measure is supposed to detect what current border patrols might miss such as dilating pupils.…
Read MorePractice Makes Perfect: Incessant Lying Makes Lying Easier
Do you believe that the more a person lies, the easier it is for them to continue lying? Well, research has proven that our brains are better at telling the truth than lying, but repeated lying can overcome our mind’s need for veracity. At least, that is what NewScientist Health is reporting. Neuro-imaging studies have…
Read MoreHumans Vs. Machines
Can Humans outperform the newest technology? Many of you might have seen the recent Jeopardy episodes that featured Watson, IBM’s super computer who was up against the two all-time winners and super human minds of Jeopardy Brad Rutter and Ken Jennings. In the end, Watson dominated his two super intelligent counterparts. But what is to…
Read MoreTactical Interviewing: Verbal Content Analysis (VCA)
Because of the way events are encoded into memory and the ways in which people use language to recall memories, verbal statements – both oral and written – can be analyzed in a systematic fashion. Within the law enforcement context, such analysis can be used as an investigative tool to gain insights into an individual’s…
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