The handshake is one of the most ancient and familiar gestures. It has carried many meanings – signalling trust and alliance, but also grief and deception.
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A new study looks at how we tend to expect female politicians to smile more than their male counterparts. Is this a “given” that has an effect on the ballot box?
Even when you use technology to hide a person’s physique, people can still tell how strong they are from their walk.
Research has shown that the way a person moves helps us recognise their identity.
The most comforting touch communicates care for the person receiving it – not just the intentions of the person offering it.
Even experts get dog body language wrong at times.
Non-verbal communication is studied in a multitude of disciplines, including communication, psychology, criminology and computer science. But few scientific conclusions emerge.
Why you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover: the limitations of reading body language.
But there are other techniques professional investigators use to test the plausibility of people’s stories.
Rhesus monkeys respond to fearful body language in members of their own species, as well as humans and cats.
From laughter to funneled lips, the presidential candidates at their last debate signaled via expressions and non-verbal responses what they were feeling.
In the age of masks, improve your interactions by using all aspects of human communication.
As social distancing continues, we’ve increasingly incorporated online and digital communications into our social life. But these technologies can’t compensate for body language or touch.
Research suggests that people can learn to read cats’ facial expressions.
No longer do we need to talk with shop assistants, receptionists, bus drivers or even coworkers, we simply engage with a screen to communicate whatever it is we want to say.
‘For Petrov and Boshirov the interview has very high stakes – and throughout the interview they both appear very anxious and uncomfortable.’
Body language can sometimes tell us if the person we’re talking to is interested in us romantically. But the way they talk offers a few clues, too.
May has clearly been extensively trained in hand gestures. Corbyn, not so much.
Beware the ‘clasp and yank’.
Looming, leering, jabbing and swiping – is Trump’s distinctive physicality messing with voters’ minds?
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