Abstract Thoughts? The Body Takes Them Literally
The New York Times
By NATALIE ANGIER
Published: February 2, 2010
Researchers have found that the body embodies abstractions the best way it knows how: physically.◦
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
An Article You Should Check Out: Abstract Thoughts? The Body Takes Them Literally
Grabbing the Package
Rapper Lil Wayne performs onstage during the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Staples Center on January 31, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.
Being a site that talks about gestures, I can no longer ignore this one...
What may surprise you this gesture (and variations of it) have been around since the beginning of time. It has had several meanings through time. In early days it was always an insult, and worldwide (in different cultures) it likely continues to be an insult.
In America, a couple of decades ago, a superstar brought it back in vogue. Can you guess who? Michael Jackson.
Today it most often is seen as it is seen here, on stage. It's meaning depends totally on the context of the song. It can say "I'm sexual" but it also can say "I don't respect women" if the content of lyrics demean women.◦
iPhone App Review: Body Talk
Pros:
This has a wide variety of body language reference materials. They have categories: Body Part; Motivation; and significance.
You can see a picture with a real actors, get a definition, and can even play a video of the gesture. You also are told if the action is Positive/Negative/Dismissive/Neutral/etc.
Cons:
While the reference section is good, it is not as good as a book on the subject. I find myself not using this part of the tool.
Should you BUY, give it a TRY, find a LIE, or forget it in a BLINK OF THE EYE?
New to the field, BUY
Expert in the field, you might want to give it a TRY
With this App you can determine positive and negative emotions of gestures and if that does not match their words you might, find a LIE
I wouldn't forget this App in a BLINK OF THE EYE
It costs $1.99 cents.◦
Monday, February 1, 2010
Prayer Gesture
An Andy Murray fan reacts whilst watching the Australian Open Final between Great Britain's Andy Murray and Switzerland's Rodger Federer, at The Dunblane Hotel on January 21, 2010 in Dunblane , Scotland. Federer won the final in three sets.
This should not be confused with the high confidence steeple gesture.
Here we see a fan using this gesture -probably subconsciously- to give strength and possibly divine intervention... it likely gives her some inner peace during a stressful situation.
By placing the hands in front of her mouth it is also a clear sign she is not going to speak, at least for the time being. She may even be manipulating her bottom lip into a pout.◦
An Article You Should Check Out: Biometric Super Bowl Party
Come to Wired.com’s Biometric Super Bowl Party
One week until the Super Bowl and my team is going to be there!!!
This article isn't closely related to body language or facial expressions, but it has everything to do with emotions. I have been watching this company for the last year and find their work interesting, Innerscope Research.
Innerscope measures the physiological responses to the ads.◦
Sunday, January 31, 2010
James Cameron and His Wife Suzi Amis Shows Ownership and Closeness
James Cameron and his wife Suzi Amis arrive at the 62nd annual Directors Guild of America Awards in Los Angeles on January 30, 2010.
When we are a couple and our arms wrap around the each other it is a clear sign to others that we are a couple, a close couple.
This is further shown here by Suzi Amis, who places her hand on her husbands torso; we clearly would not expect this between two people unless they were very "close" emotionally.◦
Ronald Cummings Jailhouse Interview With Reporter
Several days ago officers from state agencies and the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office swarmed in and arrested Ronald Cummings and Croslin on charges of trafficking in prescription pills. While in jail he spoke with a reporter.
Ronald Cummings rambling about who did it (Haleigh Cummings):
"...if they lost a child, whatever the case may be, two people, three people, whatever... done for them..."
In the 911 call the night Haleigh Cummings disappeared Ron states:
Ronald Cummings: “if I find whoever has my daughter before you all do, I’m killing them…I don’t care- I will spend the rest of my life in prison….you can put that on the recording…I don’t care.”
Ronald Cummings: “they better bring f’ing something out here- because if I get my hands on that mother f’er I’m going to kill him…I don’t give a f%*)@# about prison…mother F’ing prison doesn’t scare me.”
Ronald Cummings: “where is my f’ing phone…we’ve got better people to talk to then some mother f’ers who ain’t coming.”
Okay there has been all kinds of speculation about what happened that night. One of the things that has been clear is Ronald and Misty haven't been completely open: did she go to a party and leave Haleigh Cummings alone that night; and now they are arrested on drug charges (even though they are not a couple and Ron has a girlfriend).
One of the things that I notice in the interview and in the 911 call, is how Ron never treats this like a stranger abduction and never fears for his daughters safety.
It is hard for a parent whose child is missing, not to fear the worst, but he doesn't and even from the beginning it is like he has an idea who took Haleigh.
Look again at the last statment of the 911 call, "...we’ve got better people to talk to ..." who would be better than the police... makes you wonder...◦
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Colts vs Saints and Body Language
Are you ready for the Super Bowl! If you have been visiting for several months you might remember a post where I let it be known I'm from Indiana and I'm a big Colts fan.
Why am I saying all this now, and what does this have to do with body language?
Everything. To find out why check out a previous post, Body Language in Sports.
I also attended Purdue University so I am very familiar with Drew Brees. (My first experience with body language was with Dr. Mark L. Knapp when he taught an undergraduate class at Purdue University on nonverbal communication, where I was a communication major. I have to admit it did not make a huge impression on me at the time and if we ran into each other on the street I doubt we'd both know each other, other than perhaps a flicker of recognition. The funny thing was, the things I learned in his class obviously stuck with me.)
I've watch both quarterbacks for years, and I even went back and looked at college game film.
Why am I telling you this all now, you ask...
To not give either team an unfair advantage, the Sunday of the big game I will have my most exciting and explosive post.
I will break down the two quarterback's body language giving you a better than chance odds that you will be able to predict if it is a pass or a run.◦
Joyce Fernandes Professor at Bristol Community College Discusses 20/20 Interview with Andrew Young
On Friday night's '20/20' on ABC, Andrew Young spilled some secrets about former Senator and presidential hopeful John Edwards, and the contact Edwards had with Young and his wife, as well as campaign worker Rielle Hunter.
ABC 6 News Reporter Erica Ricci sat down with a local body language expert, Joyce Fernandes to evaluate Young's sincerity.◦
Jude Law Shows Us Both a Real Smile and Disgust
British actor Jude Law attends the Martini's All that glam party at the Theater Center Na Strastnom in Moscow, Russia on January 29, 2010.◦
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