One indication that human nature is not completely determined by culture is facial expressions. Evidence shows that a number of facial expressions are related to similar emotions across cultures.

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A psychology professor reveals facial expressions as tools for social influence. Maybe it was a sweet-as-pie, pretty-please smile meant to talk a friend into sharing her dessert, or a serious stink ...

From a very young age, infants have a way of making their feelings known – contorted faces and howls indicate their displeasure with a meal or a damp diaper, a gummy smile their contentment, and a ...

You know that feeling when someone lets you down and you’re angry yet disappointed at the same time? Or what about when you watch a gross-out comedy that leaves you feeling disgusted yet cracking a ...

Facial expressions offer potent displays of emotions and to a large extent are universally understood. Yet the social context or framing around an expression is important and can color how we ...

Body language expert Jesús Enrique Rosas explored Meghan’s facial expressions in a video clip from a 2018 London gala event. In a video on his YouTube channel The Body Language Guy, Rosas pointed out ...

Photos of the same person can look substantially different. For example, your passport photo may look quite different from your driving license, or your face in holiday photos. Research has shown when ...

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I envy people who can read lips. Being able to see what people are saying, without having to actually hear them, feels like a ...