Science of deceit

[Guest]

Click here for an article on a scientific study of deceit. The study employs an internet poll where people view two video clips -- of Max Maven talking about his life -- and vote on which account is true.

[Bob Coyne]

This reminds me of the work of Paul Ekman who scientifically studies involuntary facial expressions. These micro-expressions, he claims, give away a person's hidden intentions, including whether he or she is lying. There was a fascinating article in the New Yorker a couple of months ago on the subject. Here's a copy of the article.

http://cryptome.org/naked-face.htm#tny

[Max Maven]

Bob Coyne writes:

This reminds me of the work of Paul Ekman who scientifically studies involuntary facial expressions. These micro-expressions, he claims, give away a person's hidden intentions, including whether he or she is lying.

You might be interested in knowing that Wiseman & Lamont had some of the video clips I did for them analyzed by a British scientist who used a computer to study just these types of micro-expression. And, I'm happy to report, I have no facial tells.

[Lance Pierce]

Originally posted by Max Maven:
You might be interested in knowing that Wiseman & Lamont had some of the video clips I did for them analyzed by a British scientist who used a computer to study just these types of micro-expression. And, I'm happy to report, I have no facial tells.

I don't know, Max...I always see that left eyebrow go up just before you say, "Boo."

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[Darwin Ortiz]

Originally posted by Max Maven:
I'm happy to report, I have no facial tells.

I guess those Botox injections are finally kicking in.