From Boris Johnson to Donald Trump, a new breed of bullshitting politicians is flourishing.
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What makes an action ‘good’ or ‘evil’? And are there situations under which lying for a job interview might be justified?
To tell a lie, a child must first understand that other people can have different beliefs and knowledge than they do, and that these beliefs can be false.
Why do even the rich cheat on their taxes? Roesearch suggests some people may be genetically predisposed to break the rules for their own financial gain.
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.
Four out of five experts said no.
Any amateur politician can engage in lying. President Donald Trump is going further than that. He’s engaging in ‘post-truth’.
‘Everybody Lies’ author Seth Stephens-Davidowitz on why we tell the (sometimes disturbing) truth online
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In this episode of Speaking with, author Seth Stephens-Davidowitz explains why humans lie to each other, but often tell the internet the truth.
It would be great to know for sure when someone is lying and when someone is telling the truth. But no technology that purports to do so is foolproof.
‘For Petrov and Boshirov the interview has very high stakes – and throughout the interview they both appear very anxious and uncomfortable.’
Researchers analyzed troves of messages sent between matches and found that the fibs people tell are usually rational ones that serve a purpose.
Children lying is rarely cause for concern and actually means your child is developmentally normal.
The bullshitter may do even more damage than the liar in politics.
Perception of truth and lies changes between languages for bilingual speakers.
People lie because it is more likely to get them what they want.
Psychologists observed young children in real time figuring out how not to tell the truth.
Using mind reading technologies in court could become common practice.
It’s become popular among politicians to say they ‘misspoke’ when they are caught in a lie.
Alternate realities don’t just exist in politics – and not all falsehoods are lies. Distortions of the truth can range from a normal part of human nature to pathological.
fMRI brain scans are coming frighteningly close to opening a window into our thoughts.
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