The science of lying, with Professor Richard Wiseman
Instant Genius
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Are There Any Tells That Can Help Us Identify When Someone Is Telling Us a Lies?
Sir Owen Day's work dates back to the early 90s and effective vote to the BBC. The public can't tell when Robin Day is lying, he says. Once we stripped away visual cues, you suddenly saw this big increase in people's lie detecting ability. If you're a politician and want to lie, get yourself on television and away from podcasts and radio - it's fascinating.
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