Lie Detectors! (How Do They Work, How Accurate Are They, and Can They Be Beaten?)
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MYS130: Human beings have been telling lies since the dawn of history and finding ways to detect them has been a high priority. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the polygraph machine, how reliable it is, whether it can be beaten, historical methods of lie detection, and whether you should ever take a lie detector test.
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Links for this episode:
- Antipolygraph book The Lie Behind the Lie Detector
- James Duane’s book You Have the Right to Remain Innocent
- Deception in Animals
- Lie Detection
- Polygraphs
- William Moulton Marston
- Wonder Woman’s Golden Lasso
- San Jose Mercury News story
- Antipolygraph Response to NSA Video
- Antipolygraph YouTube channel
- Mark Mallah statement
- Mark Mallah Senate testimony
- Dr. Drew Richardson Senate testimony
- Lawyer explains why not to talk to police
- Mayo Clinic on Giardia Infection
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