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Online lies can often be easy to detect, by searching for images and phone numbers and exploring social media profiles. Some people lie anyway – and countless others take the bait.
‘For Petrov and Boshirov the interview has very high stakes – and throughout the interview they both appear very anxious and uncomfortable.’
Vocal deception may have played a key role in our progression from primitive nonverbal noises to complex, controlled speech.
Reading something that sows doubt about a widely agreed-upon fact – even the election of George Washington as president – can have a profound effect.
Robots have already learned to cheat when playing games. How do we teach them morals if we want them more involved in our everyday lives?
Psychologists observed young children in real time figuring out how not to tell the truth.
The ‘privilege of unknowing’ allows onlookers to learn not to see, or otherwise sense, queer difference.
Images of South African police on social media are part of a carefully scripted performance in which the police service is heavily invested.
Biological deception, which involves organisms manipulating the behaviour of other animals through the presentation of “false…
Primate communities with high levels of co-operation will contain a large proportion of cheaters. Research by scientists…
Practice helps people lie effectively, particularly when they know what is expected of them and want to avoid detection…
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Professor of Philosophy, Public Policy and Governance, University of Washington
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Associate Professor of International Studies, University of Washington
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Principal Lecturer in Wildlife Conservation, Nottingham Trent University
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PhD Researcher, Nature and Function of Human Nonverbal Vocalisations, University of Sussex
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Professor, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Communication and Middle East Studies, Georgia State University
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Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, Monash University
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Professor of Psychology, University of California, San Diego
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Director, Zone Learning & Associate Professor, Digital Media, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Political Science, University of British Columbia
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Professor of English, University of Minnesota
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Research Associate at UCT's Centre of Criminology, Consultant at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor of of Media Production, Management and Technology, University of Florida
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Professor of Law, Keele University
