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Paul Ekman Trivia
How well do you know Dr. Ekman and his work with emotions and facial expressions?

Take the Paul Ekman Trivia Quiz to see how well you know Dr. Ekman and his work with emotions, facial expressions, and the hit TV show Lie to Me.

Are facial expressions universal or culturally specific?

A look at cultural expressions in public and private

Excerpts taken from Dr. Paul Ekman’s scientific autobiography, Nonverbal Messages: Cracking the Code (pp. 70-74) January 22, 2018 Display Rules As I was preparing to make my second trip to New Guinea, …

Life as Our Ancestors Lived It

Reflections on Life in New Guinea

January 11, 2017 Finding the Universal In most of the time human beings have lived on Earth, it was in circumstances very different from those we encounter now. I learned …

Paul Ekman Trivia
How well do you know Dr. Ekman and his work with emotions and facial expressions?

How well do you know Dr. Ekman and his work with emotions and facial expressions?

Are facial expressions universal or culturally specific?

A look at cultural expressions in public and private

Are facial expressions universal or culturally specific?

A look at cultural expressions in public and private

Life as Our Ancestors Lived It

Reflections on Life in New Guinea

Life as Our Ancestors Lived It

Reflections on Life in New Guinea

Increase your emotional awareness and detect deception

Dr. Ekman's Blog

The History of the Facial Action Coding System (FACS)

Developing a system for measuring movements of the human face

Lie Checking: Catching Someone in a Lie

Lying Checklist

Spotting lies in court

The challenges for judges and jurors to evaluate truthfulness and deception in the courtroom