Prof. Mark Frank Explains the Science of Deception
Mark Frank - Professor, Dept. of Communication College of Arts & Sciences, shares how his research on facial expressions and body language helps detect deception and debunks myths in an episode of Driven to Discover.
Prof. Mark Frank, professor in the Department of Communication at the University at Buffalo, was featured in a Driven to Discover podcast episode discussing how deception can be detected through nonverbal cues. In the episode, Frank explains how involuntary facial expressions and body language often reveal what people are truly feeling, drawing on his long-standing research in nonverbal communication and misinformation.
Frank also debunks common myths about lying, such as the belief that avoiding eye contact means someone is being dishonest. Instead, Frank stresses that building trust and rapport is far more effective than aggressive questioning when trying to uncover the truth.
