Lying is an important human capacity and a necessary, frequently deployed skill for greasing the rails of social commerce. The emergence of lying, a complex cognitive operation, represents a major ...

Further spurred by another negative polygraph experience, the resulting deep dive on polygraphs and examination methods ...

Using generative AI for lie detection is either a tremendous benefit to humanity or the worst mistake we might ever make. In today’s column, I am going to closely explore a stimulating question about ...

Oh, if only it were as easy as with Pinocchio. Here it was simple to see when he was telling a lie: after all, his nose grew a little longer each time. In reality, it is much more difficult to ...

The polygraph, known more commonly as the “lie detector,” has a long and controversial history as a forensic tool, but it has also been used in a variety of other contexts, including employment ...

Journalists have a saying about the importance of confirming even the most basic facts: “If your mother says she loves you, check it out.” Recently, I decided to follow that advice literally, with the ...