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Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at 07:19AM Brains Matter Episode 134 - Lying
Why do people lie? And how easy is it to determine if people are being truthful or not? Dr Helen Paterson and Sadhana Raju talk to us in relation to these topics. Discussed topics include:
- What is a lie?
- Why do people lie?
- Is there an advantage to being deceitful?
- Are humans the only creatures to lie?
- Do micro-expressions really show truthfulness?
- Why do we expect lies in certain situations?
Listen in and find out more.
Brains Matter is a podcast out of Australia, which features stories on science, curiosities and general knowledge. It also features interviews with various experts in science and other interesting areas.



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