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Can a trained human eye catch microexpressions?
Microexpressions were validated in this question: Do involuntary "microexpressions" betray liars?
But can a human eye (as opposed to a frame by frame analysis of a high-speed video) detect ...
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Do fast jury verdicts favor either the prosecution or the defendant?
Trial watchers occasionally assert fast verdicts are more likely to be guilty ones. The idea has been expressed by small town newspapers and even sports reporters. At the same time, other news ...
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Do involuntary “microexpressions” betray liars?
I believe that it is Paul Ekman who is primarily responsible for suggesting that when people lie, their faces exhibit fleeting "microexpressions" that reveal their underlying beliefs. It would be a ...
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Can better lawyers achieve better judgements for their clients?
This claim is frequently heard in news (and especially in TV and movies). Especially in connotation with big companies and rich individuals - "They'll get the best lawyers money can buy, and they'll ...
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Does having a jury increase the chance of justice being served?
This claim popped up in a discussion on Hacker News where it was claimed that if a legal system has a jury it's more likely it will be just. As one commenter put it:
[..] jury is not as easily ...
