We are all familiar with the notion that our facial muscles relax and contract with the emotions that we display on it, which are more often than not involuntary, depending on how we feel. Researchers in Tokyo have identified a similar link between taste and its involuntary display of certain facial expressions based on the different tastes we experience. Red … [Read more...] about Taste that Expression
Archives for February 2014
Judith Slaying Holofernes – Artemisia Gentileschi
Artist: Artemisia Gentileschi Year: 1611–12 Type: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 158.8 × 125.5 cm. (62.5 in × 49.4 in) Location: National Museum of Capodimonte, Naples Judith Slaying Holofernes is a painting by the Italian early Baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi completed between 1611–12. The work shows an apocrypha scene from … [Read more...] about Judith Slaying Holofernes – Artemisia Gentileschi
Psychopathic Killer: The Homicidal Boy Next Door
The entertainment industry has provided many inaccurate depictions of psychopathic killers in film, television, theater and books. Psychopaths are often incorrectly presented as ghoulish predators or monsters that readily stand out in a crowd. In reality, a psychopathic killer like Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy (the “Killer Clown”) or Gary Ridgway (the “Green River Killer”), can … [Read more...] about Psychopathic Killer: The Homicidal Boy Next Door
Detecting Lies and Deceit: Pitfalls and Opportunities
Author: Aldert Vrij Publisher: Wiley Prize: 48 euro Pages: 504 Why do people lie? Do gender and personality differences affect how people lie? How can lies be detected? Detecting Lies and Deceit provides the most comprehensive review of deception to date. This revised edition provides an up-to-date account of deception research and discusses the … [Read more...] about Detecting Lies and Deceit: Pitfalls and Opportunities
SLUM GANGS – The Roots of Organized Crime
New York City's street gangs of the 19th Century included the Plug Uglies, Kerryonians, Dead Rabbits, Chichesters, Roach Guards, Whyos, Shirt Tails and others, all of whom committed robberies and engaged in turf wars. In 1863 such gangs also partecipated in the anti-Civil War draft riots, in wich hundreds died. The 1890s saw a huge influx of European immigrants arriving … [Read more...] about SLUM GANGS – The Roots of Organized Crime
