Is spin good or bad?
Well in the world of particle physics it’s definitely a good thing :), but what about politics? Interesting article in New Scientist on voice/face recognition/analysis as applied to political speeches.
BLINK and you would have missed it. The expression of disgust on former US president Bill Clinton’s face during his speech to the Democratic National Convention as he says “Obama” lasts for just a fraction of a second. But to it was glaringly obvious.
“Given that he probably feels jilted that his wife Hillary didn’t get the nomination, I would have to say that the entire speech was actually given very gracefully,” says Ekman, who has studied people’s facial expressions and how they relate to what they are thinking for over 40 years.
I guess that’s why Bill has been so busy with his foundation work and not out on the hustings for Obama 
Here’s how the pols stacked up during this election campaign
Interesting that he shows as the king of, and thus the title of this post.
“Someday soon, computers may be able read us better than any psychologist. I imagine that will be a pretty scary day for politicians.”
Indeed it will, and for everyone else.
[tags]psychology,lie detecting,McCain clinically depressed,Dead man walking[/tags]
Comment from Shaula
Time: 9/19/2008, 11:50 pm
Speaking of particle physics…