Children’s Lies Are a Sign of Cognitive Progress

By Susan Pinker for the Wall Street Journal  Child-rearing trends might seem to blow with the wind, but most adults would agree that preschool children who have learned to talk shouldn’t lie. But learning to lie, it turns out, is an important part of learning in general—and something to consider apart from fibbing’s ethical implications.…

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What Would Happen If Santa Didn’t Exist?

What would happen if Santa didn’t exist ?  Many people are thinking, well he doesn’t exist. True, but what if even the idea of Santa didn’t exist?  How would that Holiday Season compare to the current one that (technically) lies about his existence ? Is it even healthy to lie to our children about a…

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Hidden Video: OJ Simpson in His Own Words

Rarely-seen videotape of O.J. Simpson testifying under oath about his ex-wife Nicole have surfaced. The long lost tapes have been locked away for almost 20 years and are now coming to light in a documentary that aired this past weekend on A&E. In footage below, Simpson is asked about alleged abuse and also confronted with a picture of him wearing…

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You May Be a Better Liar When Your Bladder is Full

New research suggests that there is a link between being a good liar and having a full bladder. Yes, you heard that right. In the paper entitled “The inhibitory spillover effect: Controlling the bladder makes better liars” Iris Blandon-Gitlin, et al loaded up subjects with different amounts of water and had them lie to interviewers. They…

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