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Lie Detectors! (How Do They Work, How Accurate Are They, and Can They Be Beaten?)

Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

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How Did the Modern Era of Lie Detection Begin?

The modern era of lie detection began in the early 20th century. The polygraph machine was invented by a medical student and police officer named john augustus larson. Larson used multiple physiological measures to detect is these included pulse rate, breathing rate, sweating rate and blood pressure. It's not clear whether wonder woman's golden lasso was directly inspired by marston's work on lie detecting.

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