I Debunked Every “Body Language Expert“ on Youtube

Offset your carbon footprint on Wren: The first 100 people who sign up will have 10 extra trees planted in their name! Go follow Richard Parry who did the excellent animations: Check out this interview with me: The Roastie Girls Podcast: The sources doc: My links: Patreon Now streaming preeeetty regularly on Twitch!! Instagram Twitter Bandcamp Merch store Reddit Today I decided to debunk Youtube’s various body language ’expert’ channels, who say they’re providing their expert analysis on non-verbal communication, but it’s all based on opinion, conjecture and pseudoscience. I explain how, and why, and how this is all based on debunked science that could even affect us all in the court system and at border control, and in the future, even with the use of AI deception detection for job screenings and even in classrooms. Timestamps: 0:00 Cone-Facing is Not a Crime 1:37 Intro 9:07 Body Language Experts on TV 15:35 Body Language Experts on Youtube 20:07 But what does the SCIENCE say?? 36:20 Debunking ’Baselining’ 38:39 Debunking ’Microexpressions’ 39:41 Paul Ekman, Fippin ’eck, man 55:04 Appeals to Authority (Trust me bro, I’m a cop) 58:13 Debunking ex-FBI ’Lie detectors’ (Joe Navarro, Jim Clemente) 1:06:38 The Reid Technique, Cops & Bad Body Language Science 1:09:31 Debunking JCS 1:14:44 But HOW do you catch a liar?! 1:17:07 Orwellian AI ’Lie Detection’ 1:23:22 Conclusion 1:26:25 Choon This video was sponsored by Wren