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'''Paul Ekman''' was born in [[1934]] in [[Washington, DC]], and grew up in [[Newark, New Jersey]], [[Washington]], [[Oregon]], and [[Southern California]]. He has been a pioneer in the study of [[emotion]]s and [[facial expression]]s, and is currently professor of [[psychology]] in the Department of [[Psychiatry]] at the [[University of California]] Medical School ([[UCSF]]). |
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Contrary to the belief of some [[cultural anthropology|anthropologists]] at the time including [[Margaret Mead]], Ekman found that at least some facial expressions and their corresponding emotions are ''not'' culturally determined, but appear to be universal to human culture and thus presumably [[biology|biological]] in origin, as [[Charles Darwin]] had once theorized. Ekman's finding is now widely accepted by scientists. Expressions he found to be universal included [[anger]], [[contempt]], [[disgust]], [[fear]], [[joy]], [[sadness]] and [[surprise]]. |
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Ekman reported facial "[[microexpression|microexpressions]]" that he claimed could be used to reliably detect lying, in an effort called the [[Diogenes Project]]. He also developed the [[Facial Action Coding System]] (FACS) to taxonomize every conceivable human facial expression. |
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In 2001, Ekman collaborated with [[John Cleese]] for the [[BBC]] [[documentary film|documentary]] series ''[[The Human Face]]''. |
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==See also== |
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*[[body language]] |
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*[[nonverbal communication]] |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.paulekman.com/ Official site] |
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* [http://paulekman.com/full_bibliography.php Complete bibliography] |
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* [http://www.gladwell.com/2002/2002_08_05_a_face.htm Article: The Naked Face] |
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* [http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/people4/Ekman/ekman-con0.html Interview] |
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[[Category:1934 births|Ekman, Paul]] |
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