Friday, August 5, 2011

Introduction to Mr. Pease

Allan Pease is one of my favorite authors. He and his wife has wrote a book on understanding body language.  Check out this interview.


Thursday, August 4, 2011

First American Serial Killer.

H.H. Holmes
This 65min documentary is about the first American Serial Killer. "America's first serial killer is the subject of this documentary narrated by Tony Jay. The film looks at the life of Herman Mudgett, aka H.H. Holmes." -hulu


Then & Now(Fiction)

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Certainly Amazing.


I was browsing the Sweet Station's website and I came across this amazing artist. His name is Thomas Doyle. Check Out The Work> http://www.thomasdoyle.net/index.htm

Learning Minutia of the Face.

The California company and research team; Humintell has made a very intriguing product. 


Tuesday, August 2, 2011

If You Watch ‘Lie to Me,’ Will You Become More Successful at Detecting Lies?


I know, the TV show Lie to Me is toast, but with DVDs and such, we can all have our toast and eat it, too. But will it make us big and strong lie detectors?
When FOX first promoted the show in 2009, it claimed that it was "inspired by the scientific discoveries of Dr. Paul Ekman, a real-life specialist who can read clues embedded in the human face, body, and voice to expose both the truth and lies in criminal investigations." So would viewers who watched the show learn to become more accurate at distinguishing lies from truths?
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Writer: Published on June 13, 2011 by Bella DePaulo, Ph.D

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Lie To Me Fox Page: http://www.fox.com/lietome/

Monday, August 1, 2011

We All Wear Masks.


A big spender on eBay shelled out almost $1 million to get inside Casey Anthony's head.
A Los Angeles eBay user called "prophunter" wound up with six rubber renderings of Anthony's face that had been used in a parody video and put one of them up for auction on eBay. That first mask  garnered a winning bid of $999,900 Wednesday. It beat out 104 other bids that started at $25 on  Monday.
Source: CNN.com

Sunday, July 31, 2011

DSM 5 Uh-Oh.



The British Psychological Society (BPS) is a highly esteemed organization representing 50,000 members. Recently, it released an open letter to the American Psychiatric Association offering a harshly critical view of DSM 5. Most of the BPS criticisms are right on target, accurately pointing out the dangerous excesses of DSM 5. But some are so overly broad that the cogent points get lost in the shuffle, allowing the DSM 5 leadership to be archly dismissive of the entire letter. This is unfortunate because the BRS warning deserves serious consideration as we approach the endgame of DSM 5 decision making.
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Credits: Psychology Today
Photo Credit: The 21st Floor

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