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In reply to the discussion: Body Language Expert Dissects Iconic Pelosi/Trump Photo [View all]Act_of_Reparation
(9,116 posts)74. In the long sad history of asshole moves, peddling woo ranks somewhere between...
...door-to-door solicitation and talking in the theater.
If proliferation of nonsense isn't sufficient "explanation" for you, consider the implications of said nonsense, that one can interpret and possibly predict internal (and even unconscious) disposition just by looking at photograph of someone.
It's stupid and it's dangerous, and people who deal in stupid dangerous ideas are assholes.
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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