July 26, 2016 Suspected Terrorists The Republican candidate for the presidency has recommended torturing suspected terrorists. While former Vice President Dick Cheney was known to advocate the use of torture …
Eve Ekman on Cultivating Emotional Balance
Finding insight in awareness
June 23, 2016 Our emotional responses shape our experience of the world. Emotions can profoundly enrich our lives, such as when we feel pride from great success or the elation …
Our Emotional Reactions to Terrorism
Understanding emotions
June 22, 2016 Untangling a Complex Emotional Impact Most of us have no trouble recognizing what emotion we feel unless for some reason we don’t think that we should be …
Why I Don’t Call the Dalai Lama “Your Holiness”
My friend the Dalai Lama
May 25, 2016 As many of you are already aware, Eve Ekman and I just recently released the Atlas of Emotions, a visual exploration of the human range of emotions. …
Paul Ekman on The Takeaway
Listen to Paul Ekman on national public radio
Listen to Paul Ekman on The Takeaway, co-produced by WNYC, PRI, New York Times, & WGBH Friday May 20, 2016: What is the Atlas of Emotions and why did the …
How I Became Friends with the Dalai Lama
Paul Ekman and the Dalai Lama
May 16, 2016 A Happy Accident Like most other important events in my life, meeting the Dalai Lama was not a deliberate choice, but an accident. I avoided anything about …
Introducing the Atlas of Emotions
Map of emotions
May 10, 2016 I am pleased to announce the launch of our newest project, the Atlas of Emotions: www.atlasofemotions.com. The Atlas was featured on Saturday in the New York Times. …
Atlas of Emotions in the New York Times
An interactive map of emotions
May 6, 2016 As featured in The New York Times (Inner Peace? The Dalai Lama Made a Website for That) ROCHESTER, Minn. — The Dalai Lama, who tirelessly preaches inner peace …
What Scientists Who Study Emotion Agree About
The nature of emotions
April 12, 2016 Originally published in the Perspectives on Psychological Science What Scientists Who Study Emotion Agree About Paul Ekman University of California, San Francisco and Paul Ekman Group, LLC …
Trusting Can Be Dangerous
Evaluating truthfulness
December 8, 2015 Misjudging a Person I have spent a lot of time in the last thirty years advising police, both regional and national, on how to evaluate truthfulness. You …
Is Love an Emotion?
Distinguishing emotions from other states
November 11, 2015 Emotions Come and Go Is love an emotion? Let’s put aside loving your job or a piece of clothing in which the use of the word “love” …
Ineffectively Testing the Effectiveness of TSA
The SPOT program
November 11, 2015 Trouble with ineffective testing TSA personnel in the SPOT (Screening Passengers with Observational Techniques) program have come under repeated, unjustified criticism. Their failure to catch people pretending …
The Science of “Inside Out”
Behind the scenes of the hit Pixar movie
July 3, 2015 As seen on the New York Times How Emotions Work FIVE years ago, the writer and director Pete Docter of Pixar reached out to us to talk …
Dr. Paul Ekman on Torture
Choosing humane interrogation techniques
August 17, 2015 As seen in the Huffington Post I was approached soon after 9/11 by a senior psychologist, who held office in APA, to participate in the government’s newly …
Paul Ekman Alumni Awards
Photos from the ceremonies
July 20, 2015 This summer, Dr. Paul Ekman received two awards from two universities dear to his heart: UCSF’s 150th Anniversary Alumni Excellence Award and University of Chicago’s Professional Achievement …
A Force for Good
The Dalai Lama's vision for our world
June 22, 2015 A note from Daniel Goleman: As I was interviewing the Dalai Lama for my book A FORCE FOR GOOD: The Dalai Lama’s Vision for Our World, Paul …
8 Myths about Lying
Lying facts and faction
June 8, 2015 by Paul Ekman, Ph.D. as featured on Forbes. Myth #1 – Everyone lies. Not so. Not about serious matters, not about lies which if caught could result …
Investigating Terrorism
Current political, legal and psychological issues
John Pearse, Ph.D Scientific Advisor to Paul Ekman Group January 20, 2015 Unfortunately terrorism is all around us as recent global events continue to demonstrate. Across America, throughout Europe and …