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May 3, 2010
Conning: unraveling the pros
Why do we sweat when we lie? Why can some can do it with a straight face and others can’t? SFU psychology professors Don Read and Stephen Hart will demystify the science and practice of deception at the final instalment of Psych in the City at SFU’s Surrey campus on Wednesday, May 5 at 7 p.m. Read will focus on the facial, behavioral and verbal cues that we think of as being linked to lying and deception. Hart will apply these to the use of such procedures as the polygraph (lie detector), hypnosis, so-called "truth-serum" as well as specialized interviews and behavioral profiling in mental health, law enforcement and national security settings.
Don Read, 778.782.3358; don_read@sfu.ca
Stephen Hart, 778.782.3996; hart@sfu.ca
China stages lavish expo
China may still be a developing country but riches seem to abound when it comes to staging the Shanghai Expo, a $4.2 billion extravaganza that began last week. Jeremy Brown, an SFU assistant professor of Asian history, says, “There’s very little downside to the event for China, even if the foreign press focuses on its high costs and dislocation of residents.” Brown can elaborate on why he believes the expo is as much for a Chinese domestic audience as for the world.
Jeremy Brown, 778.782.4379; jba41@sfu.ca
Focus on bullying
Bullying and peer violence continue to be reported by high school students across B.C. at alarming rates, according to researchers. They also report that gender affects how we bully and how bullying affects us, and that other factors weigh in, such as ethnicity, sexual orientation and social context. SFU psychology professor Marlene Moretti will join a panel of experts to talk about the issue at a Scientific Café, Not All Fun and Games: School Bullying, Gender and Health, on Thursday, May 6 at 5 p.m. at the Little Nest, located at 1716 Charles St in Vancouver. The panel will examine how to stop bullying of all types, including cyber-bullying, and how to make schools and communities safer for youth.
Marlene Moretti, 778.782.3604; marlene_moretti@sfu.ca
Why do we sweat when we lie? Why can some can do it with a straight face and others can’t? SFU psychology professors Don Read and Stephen Hart will demystify the science and practice of deception at the final instalment of Psych in the City at SFU’s Surrey campus on Wednesday, May 5 at 7 p.m. Read will focus on the facial, behavioral and verbal cues that we think of as being linked to lying and deception. Hart will apply these to the use of such procedures as the polygraph (lie detector), hypnosis, so-called "truth-serum" as well as specialized interviews and behavioral profiling in mental health, law enforcement and national security settings.
Don Read, 778.782.3358; don_read@sfu.ca
Stephen Hart, 778.782.3996; hart@sfu.ca
China stages lavish expo
China may still be a developing country but riches seem to abound when it comes to staging the Shanghai Expo, a $4.2 billion extravaganza that began last week. Jeremy Brown, an SFU assistant professor of Asian history, says, “There’s very little downside to the event for China, even if the foreign press focuses on its high costs and dislocation of residents.” Brown can elaborate on why he believes the expo is as much for a Chinese domestic audience as for the world.
Jeremy Brown, 778.782.4379; jba41@sfu.ca
Focus on bullying
Bullying and peer violence continue to be reported by high school students across B.C. at alarming rates, according to researchers. They also report that gender affects how we bully and how bullying affects us, and that other factors weigh in, such as ethnicity, sexual orientation and social context. SFU psychology professor Marlene Moretti will join a panel of experts to talk about the issue at a Scientific Café, Not All Fun and Games: School Bullying, Gender and Health, on Thursday, May 6 at 5 p.m. at the Little Nest, located at 1716 Charles St in Vancouver. The panel will examine how to stop bullying of all types, including cyber-bullying, and how to make schools and communities safer for youth.
Marlene Moretti, 778.782.3604; marlene_moretti@sfu.ca