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Social Sciences Mar 27, 2023

Body language tells us surprisingly little about whether someone is being honest

Do you ever wonder if you could pass a lie detection test or imagine what it would be like to read people's body language? Reading body language may be great for adding tension to action movie interrogation scenes, however, ...

Social Sciences Nov 7, 2022

US sexually 'teased' its troops in the First World War to make them fight harder, historian claims

The United States Government sought to sexually stimulate then frustrate its soldiers to prepare them for an unpopular conflict in Europe, a Cambridge historian argues.

Other Apr 5, 2022

Missing Charles Darwin notebooks returned to Cambridge University

Two of Charles Darwin's notebooks containing his pioneering ideas on evolution and his famous "Tree of Life" sketch have been returned anonymously after going missing for 21 years, Cambridge University Library said on Tuesday.

Other Sep 9, 2021

Crews pause search for 1887 Confederate statue time capsule

Crews have ended their daylong search for the 1887 time capsule they believe is buried in the pedestal of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that had towered over Richmond after being unable to locate it Thursday.

Evolution Nov 24, 2020

Charles Darwin notebooks 'stolen' from Cambridge University

Two of Charles Darwin's notebooks containing his pioneering ideas on evolution and his famous "Tree of Life" sketch are missing, believed stolen, the Cambridge University Library said on Tuesday.

Social Sciences Mar 11, 2020

3-D printed models improve jurors' understanding of evidence

Research at Cranfield Forensic Institute has found that using 3-D printed models to present evidence in court cases can help to improve a jury's understanding of technical language.

Social Sciences Jun 20, 2019

Display of commitment by the police is important for dealing with difficult groups of young people

Groups of young people who cause a nuisance and/or participate in criminal activities are a recurring and persistent problem for the police. Displaying commitment is an important part of the approach to the problem, but proves ...

Internet Apr 17, 2019

The new digital divide is between people who opt out of algorithms and people who don't

Every aspect of life can be guided by artificial intelligence algorithms – from choosing what route to take for your morning commute, to deciding whom to take on a date, to complex legal and judicial matters such as predictive ...

Social Sciences Oct 11, 2018

White Americans see many immigrants as 'illegal' until proven otherwise, survey finds

Fueled by political rhetoric evoking dangerous criminal immigrants, many white Americans assume low-status immigrants from Mexico, El Salvador, Syria, Somalia and other countries President Donald Trump labeled "shithole" ...

Social Sciences Mar 5, 2018

How thinking about murderers as hunters could help the police

Psychological profiling, also called criminal personality assessment, is a useful weapon in the armoury of an investigator trying to solve a crime. It's a process that involves what Richard Kocsis, a forensic psychologist ...

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