We live in an age of facial manipulation, and our celebrities and politicians routinely get their faces "done." In the third debate with Trump, Hillary's happy face could not seem to stop smiling, a good indication that it wasn't real. Spontaneous happy smiles come and go, they have a natural trajectory. Just watch kids who don't yet know how to pretend, smiling spontaneously; their facial expressions are dynamic, ever-changing. Our natural expressions are part of a spontaneous dance, quite different from social (voluntary, pretend) smiles.  Hillary, as we know, is not a happy person. In fact, this "do or die" election can't be a uniformly happy time for anyone. If you're feeling tense about the election, you can bet that both Hillary and Trump are also tense. Trump's facial expressions seem fairly normal, since he's a natural slugger. Hillary kewpie doll smile...(Read Full Post)