FAQ

Q. I am extremely interested in the topic of deception detection and the show “Lie to Me”. What subject should I study in school and what field should I go into? A. Unfortunately, Lie to Me is a television drama and there is no real career of  “human lie detector”. However, most researchers in this…

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Testimonials

Take a look at what people just like you who have taken our training and/or attended our workshops say about Humintell: Professor Matsumoto is a very energetic and effective speaker and was able to keep the participants fully focused on a Friday. It is obvious just how knowledgeable he is, and is, frankly brilliant –…

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About Us

Humintell is a cutting-edge research and training company that specializes in leveraging the science of reading people, body language, and nonverbal behavior to facilitate interviewing, deception detection, negotiation, threat assessment, social influence, and cross-cultural competence.  Founded in 2009 by  Dr. David Matsumoto, Humintell combines a half-century of innovative research and state-of-the-art behavioral science, much of it conducted by Humintell’s own world-renowned scientists, with real world practical experience.   Through its online and instructor-led workshops, Humintell has trained…

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Lie to Me Season 2 Episode 10 “Tractor Man” Comments

One of my goals in writing these blogs is to dispel fact from fiction and to point out some inconsistencies of how things occur on the show vs how they should occur in real life situations. Of course the show is dramatized but it is important and crucial to understand how the lie detection process…

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