Telling Lies
Clues to Deceit in the Marketplace, Politics, and Marriage
by Paul Ekman · first published 1985
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My candidates (not in order): Getting Things Done (Superpower: Time Management) Bargaining for Advantage (Superpower: Negotiation) The Art of Learning (Superpower: Learning) Telling Lies (Superpower: Facial expressions etc...somewhat of a cheat since you'll probably need to read more on the topic) Economics in One Lesson (Superpower: Understanding the fundamentals of economics...and…
on “What one book could give me a new, useful superpower?” ↗…more indicators of a real smile are, IIRC - curling corners of the mouth - corners of the eye pushing inward - short duration - it starts and ends smoothly - symmetry [1] Source: Having recently read "Telling Lies" by Paul Ekman (and that was a HN recommendation too)
on “The Tyranny of the Forced Smile” ↗Unfortunately, I'm not the best person to go into much detail. If you're interested in this subject, I'd highly recommend checking out "Telling Lies" by Paul Ekman: http://books.google.com/books?id=7I_wDDfrwCgC&dq=ekman+t...
on “How to tell when your boss is lying” ↗…Micro gestures may be indicative of internal emotional turmoil that is being suppressed, but that is it. The distinguished Paul Ekman, who in fact coined the term micro - expression has stated in his book Telling Lies that micro expressions are rare and they "don't occur that often" (Ekman 1985, 131, 165). Plus as others have said, there is no single behavior indicative of deception (Matsumoto et. al., 2011, 1-4).…
on “An AI Lie Detector Is Going to Start Questioning Travelers in the EU” ↗…Recognizing Emotions From Facial Expressions by Paul Ekman & Wallace V. Friesen (2003) - Emotions Revealed: Recognizing Faces and Feelings to Improve Communication and Emotional Life by Paul Ekman (2003) - Telling Lies: Clues to Deceit in the Marketplace, Politics, and Marriage by Paul Ekman (1992) - Emotion in the Human Face: Guidelines for Research and an Integration of Findings by Paul Ekman, Wallace V. Friesen,…
on “Ask HN: Skills that give you the edge?” ↗https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Ekman https://openlibrary.org/books/OL22796185M/Telling_lies https://www.paulekman.com/
on “Paul Ekman, Who Linked Facial Expressions to Universal Emotions, Dies at 91” ↗