Monthly Archives: April 2005

Sometimes it’s hard to read a face and guess what someone is thinking. (See “Deception Detection” on page 8.) But reading a dog’s face can be even harder, so we’ve turned to eminent psychologist Cosmo A. Mastiff, Ph.D. (Dog of … Continue reading →

If you’ve ever watched a police drama or a crime movie, you’ve probably seen someone hooked up to a polygraph machine, a device that’s used to test whether someone is telling the truth. The machine tracks and graphs body functions … Continue reading →

How good are you at face reading? Good enough to tell when someone is lying? Paul Ekman, a psychologist who has studied faces and emotions for decades, writes in his book Emotions Revealed that most of us can recognize the … Continue reading →

Isn’t it nice to sleep under the stars? How about sleeping under a quilt of stars instead? Judy Ross, a 68-year-old retired teacher and astronomy enthusiast, has produced this colorful quilt featuring some of her favorite images recorded by the … Continue reading →