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In reply to the discussion: Body Language Expert Dissects Iconic Pelosi/Trump Photo [View all]wnylib
(21,146 posts)22. Yes and I love not only Jane's work
on chimps but other studies results on ape behavior. If you haven"t seen it yet I recommend videos from the PBS series called The Human Spark.
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What degree programs are offered in Body Language and how does one become an "expert" at it?
jberryhill
Oct 2019
#2
Desmond Morris, zoologist and ethnologist, author of The Naked Ape helped to popularize
emmaverybo
Oct 2019
#56
Took me 10 seconds. Used '"body language" studies' first, changed to '"body language" degree'.
Bernardo de La Paz
Oct 2019
#44
Unknown to you, US govt studies find people change careers 3 times, on average.
Bernardo de La Paz
Oct 2019
#45
Except his resume doesn't say that. And you set up a false equivalency.
Bernardo de La Paz
Oct 2019
#49
I read exactly what you quoted. And your false equivalency is still false.
Bernardo de La Paz
Oct 2019
#51
There is solid scientific foundation for body language but little for handwriting analysis
Bernardo de La Paz
Oct 2019
#60
Nonverbal Communication is possibly what you are looking for in academic arenas.
davsand
Oct 2019
#32
It was also taught for those of us obtaining degrees in Organizational Behavior...
llmart
Oct 2019
#41
Nope, that is an orthogonal direction and discredited. Not comparable to body language studies
Bernardo de La Paz
Oct 2019
#61
All you need is a mallet and you can give yourself whatever bumps on the head fortune you want.
tclambert
Oct 2019
#62
EVERY field of science that relies upon empirical data must guard against observer bias.
ECSkeptic
Oct 2019
#52
She is certainly working on firing him, and from his body language, he knows it
flibbitygiblets
Oct 2019
#25
Basically she was taking tRump to the woodshed & the mostly male listeners were squirming
Texin
Oct 2019
#14
I actually would not be surprised if his mother wasn't the parent who he feared the most.
llmart
Oct 2019
#42
That's a bit shallow. Alpha/beta still respected & used by researchers of Primate groups.
Bernardo de La Paz
Oct 2019
#70
Just finished giving this a close reading. Bookmarking. Stunning -- & I'd bet highly accurate.
Hekate
Oct 2019
#28
What makes him an "ASSHOLE"? Such a strong opinion has no relevance without explanation.
Bernardo de La Paz
Oct 2019
#69
In the long sad history of asshole moves, peddling woo ranks somewhere between...
Act_of_Reparation
Oct 2019
#74
It is a mistake to think that body language is "woo". There is real science behind it. Not nonsense
Bernardo de La Paz
Oct 2019
#76