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#593: Richard Wiseman on Lessons from Dale Carnegie, How to Keep a Luck Diary, Mentalism, The Psychology of the Paranormal, Mass Participation Experiments, NLP, Remote Viewing, and Attempting the Impossible

The Tim Ferriss Show

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Understanding Deception Through Language and the Quest for Humor

This chapter explores lie detection through the lens of personal pronouns, revealing how language choices can indicate deception. Additionally, it humorously discusses the hurdles of a scientific study aimed at identifying the world's funniest joke.

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