Dr. Paul Ekman and the Dalai Lama have worked on several projects together, including the Atlas of Emotions interactive emotions tool. The two have also completed a series of webisodes …
Dr. Paul Ekman has had the honor of developing a unique friendship with His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet (known as “the Dalai Lama”). Through this friendship, the two …
Dr. Paul Ekman, Dr. Alan Wallace, Dr. Mark Greenberg, Dr. Richard Davidson, and Dr. Eve Ekman were all involved in the early discussions of this training. From these discussions, the …
Cultivating Emotional Balance (CEB) is a training program which integrates wisdom traditions, contemplative sciences, modern psychology, and scientific emotion research into a secular platform for human transformation.
At the request of the Dalai Lama, Dr. Paul Ekman took on the creation of the Atlas alongside his daughter, Dr. Eve Ekman, a next-generation emotion researcher and trainer. The …
The Atlas of Emotions is an interactive tool that builds your vocabulary of emotions and illuminates your emotional world. The goal of the Atlas of Emotions is to help us …
Dr. Ekman created this Parents’ Guide to Inside Out to spur conversation about how we feel, as we each can experience emotions differently. This parents’ guide also has a few …
Dr. Ekman served as a scientific consultant, helping establish the film’s main characters (Anger, Sadness, Disgust, Happiness, and Fear) and their traits. You can read more about his influence on …
There is no actual lie detection career. However, you can learn detection skills by training with our Micro Expressions Training Tools. Once you have acquired these skills, they can be …
The science featured in Lie to Me is based on deception detection, which influenced the Lie to Me series. Dr. Ekman taught the cast and crew about the science of …
Dr. Paul Ekman was the Scientific Consultant for ‘Lie to Me’. Because the show was expressly created for entertainment purposes, it is important to Dr. Ekman that people understand the …
Per Dr. Paul Ekman’s request, select photograph sets are provided free of charge for approved research projects. The criteria for approval are related to the topic of the research project …
All materials under copyright must be approved prior to publishing. If approved, you will receive an invoice with further instructions. To request publishing permissions, please send an email to custserv@paulekman.com …
If you would like Dr. Ekman to attend and/or participate in your event, please send an email to custserv@paulekman.com with the following information: Contact name: Contact email: Synopsis of event: …
Paul Ekman discovered that some facial expressions of emotion are universal while many of the apparent differences in facial expressions across cultures were due to context. He also co-discovered micro …
At this time, Dr. Ekman is only accepting interviews with pre-approved media outlets (PDF). If you are affiliated with one of our pre-approved outlets, please send please send an email …
Paul Ekman has published nearly 200 articles and 13 books, including: Telling Lies: Clues to Deceit in the Marketplace, Politics, and Marriage Moving Toward Global Compassion Emotions Revealed: Recognizing Faces …
Paul Ekman theorized that some basic human emotions (happiness/enjoyment, sadness, anger, fear, surprise, disgust and contempt) are innate and shared by everyone, and that they are accompanied across cultures by …
Unfortunately, we do not offer free training tools or free trials. However, we do have some free quizzes you might be interested in trying before purchasing. They’ll give you a …
Yes, the online training tools make a great gift! Gift cards are preset to the prices of our training tool packages, so that you can gift a training package to …
Paul Ekman Group will honor requests for refunds up to, and not exceeding, 48 hours from date of purchase. Once your refund is processed, your training tools will be deactivated …
We have different plans available, including Face Basics, Face Advanced, and Ekman Library. Learn more on the Micro Expressions Training Tools packages and pricing page.
EMFACS (Emotion FACS) is a selective application of FACS scoring, in which the coder only scores behavior that is likely to have emotional significance. To do this, the coder scans …
Right now, there is no central place where FACS coders advertise and are accessible. Also, there is considerable variability in experience among FACS coders. If you are interested in hiring …
You can read about the development of FACS in the FACS Investigator’s Guide (which comes with the manual). Also, the history of facial measurement is discussed in the book edited …
The Facial Action Coding System (FACS) is a comprehensive, anatomically based system for describing all visually discernible facial movement. It breaks down facial expressions into individual components of muscle movement, …
Action units are discussed in the Investigator’s Guide, available for purchase on the FACS page. The anatomist Hjorstjo (1970) did important groundwork in identifying the units of action based on …
The original version of FACS was published in 1978. It was a manual, not an article, made available for training like the current FACS manual. The original version is out …
For our online training tools and FACS, we accept payments via Stripe or credit card.
The online training tools are designed to teach you the everyday skills of reading and responding to micro expressions, whereas the FACS manual is a much more technical guide often …
No. As part of our Terms and Conditions, training tools are licensed for individual use ONLY. However, we agree that learning together can be more beneficial (and fun) when practiced …
At this time, we do not provide CEUs (Continuing Education Units) for our online training courses or in-person workshops. We do, however, offer individual certificates for each online training tool …
All of our tools feature English, Spanish, and Portuguese caption capabilities. All users will be prompted at the beginning of each new training session to choose their preferred language. We …
Beginning the day you purchase your training tools package, you may access and begin your training. During that time, you are granted unlimited use of the tools in that package. …
Micro Expression Training is a way to learn how to read micro expressions, which are facial expressions that occur within a fraction of a second. Micro expressions expose a person’s …
Our training tools are exclusively online and, therefore, there is nothing to download or to be shipped. All seven tools are web-based applications using a combination of text, photos, videos, …