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John D. Mayer

John D. Mayer is the author of “Personal Intelligence: The Power of Personality and How It Affects Our Lives” and a professor of psychology at the University of New Hampshire

This image released by Ellen DeGeneres shows actors, front row from left, Jared Leto, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Ellen DeGeneres, Bradley Cooper, Peter Nyong’o Jr. and, second row, from left, Channing Tatum, Julia Roberts, Kevin Spacey, Brad Pitt, Lupita Nyong’o and Angelina Jolie as they pose for a "selfie" portrait on a cell phone during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday, March 2, 2014, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ellen DeGeneres) (AP)

Are they all faking it? Behind the scenes at the Oscars

John D. Mayer