Body Language Arrives Northern Ireland
It’s true, we’re not the most physically expressive bunch of people on the planet. But there was an interesting case study in body language last year thanks to two of our dourest political operatives. And to make it all the more juicy, it was caught on camera for all to see. I’m talking about the ‘revealing’ body language of Martin McGuinness and Peter...
Read MoreThe Body Language of Emoticons
Is Paul Ekman wrong? Paul who? Paul Ekman – the psychology professor who discovered that the facial expressions of emotion are universal across human cultures and thus biological in origin. This was big news at a time when most anthropologists believed that all expressions of emotion were culturally determined. Ekman found that at least six expressions were universal – those...
Read MoreA School for Scoundrels
Last Saturday I delivered a workshop called Lies and Damned Lied: How to be a Human Lie Detector at Queen’s University. About thirty students turned up to learn about the psychology of deception and practice their new-found skills on each other through a variety of games and role-plays. I used a number of web resources during the day to test their growing skills. Some of you asked me on...
Read MoreLies, Damned Lies, and Psychology
On Saturday 28th February 2009 I’ll be holding a 1-day workshop at Queen’s University called Lies and Damned Lies: How to Become a Human Lie Detector. Never be fooled, tricked, manipulated, used, lied to, or taken advantage of again! Learn how to test true friendship, check out tall tales, see through people’s masks, spot the bluffers, and get anyone to say what they’re really...
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