Science Quotes

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"Deception creates a cognitive load that leaks through facial micro expressions."
Paul Ekman
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"Confusion shows on the face before it is expressed in language."
Paul Ekman
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"The eyes signal where attention is directed before conscious awareness arrives."
Paul Ekman
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"Pride shows in the body as much as in the face."
Paul Ekman
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"Micro expressions occur involuntarily when someone attempts to conceal their true feelings."
Paul Ekman
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"Statistical analysis reveals the hidden patterns that govern human ability."
Charles Spearman
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"Through careful observation and measurement, we unlock the secrets of the mind."
Charles Spearman
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"The human mind operates according to principles as orderly as those in physics."
Charles Spearman
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"The scientific study of mind brings order to what was once merely intuition."
Charles Spearman
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"All human abilities rise and fall together, suggesting a common source."
Charles Spearman
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"The science of psychology must be built upon the foundation of g-factor understanding."
Charles Spearman
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"The structure of thought follows mathematical principles of remarkable precision."
Charles Spearman
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"The correlation of abilities teaches us that human nature is fundamentally integrated."
Charles Spearman
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"Science reveals the laws governing existence."
William Stern
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"In science, there is only physics; all the rest is stamp collecting."
Hermann Ebbinghaus
"Science is systematic curiosity; it requires humility before the unknown."
Lewis Terman
"Science increasingly reveals what contemplatives have long understood about human nature."
Dacher Keltner
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"The face is where culture and biology meet in eternal negotiation."
Paul Ekman
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"The architecture of the human mind contains modules designed by natural selection."
David Buss
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"The mind contains specialized mechanisms for handling different types of social problems."
David Buss
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"Sexual selection has shaped human psychology as profoundly as natural selection."
David Buss
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"The human mind contains solutions to problems faced millions of years ago."
David Buss
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"The human mind excels at solving problems related to social competition and cooperation."
David Buss
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"Forgetting is not a failure of memory, but a feature of it."
Hermann Ebbinghaus
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"The brain rewards attention with retention."
Hermann Ebbinghaus
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"Every question answered creates a thousand new questions."
Hermann Ebbinghaus
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"The architecture of the mind is built through repetition and intention."
Hermann Ebbinghaus
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"To understand the mind is to unlock the secrets of existence."
Hermann Ebbinghaus
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"The greatest discoveries come from the deepest questions."
Hermann Ebbinghaus
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"Correlation reveals the hidden architecture of the mind that casual observation cannot perceive."
Charles Spearman