Big Think’s recent article “How Neuroscience is Changing the Law”, discusses new neuroimaging technology that reveals how issues pertaining to crime and punishment are processed in the brain. One of the ways neuroimaging technology can be utilized is for neural lie detection. In 2010, the court case US vs Semrau was the first time a…
Read MoreBethany Storro: Acid Victim Admits to Hoax
Many of you have probably already heard of Bethany Storro, a Vanouver, Washington resident who, back in August, claimed an African-American woman in her 20’s threw acid on her face as she called out, “Hey pretty girl, do you want to drink this?”. Recent news coverage now says that the story that Storro told was…
Read MoreCan You Spot a Lie?
John Wills, a former Chicago Police Officer and retired FBI Special Agent, recently wrote an article for Officer.com entitled “Can You Spot a Lie?. In this article, he writes about his conversation with retired FBI Special Agent Mark Bouton (whom you can even follow on twitter), who has become “adept at recognizing certain indices of…
Read MoreHow to Catch a Liar: An Analysis of Dr. Phil’s Tips
A few days ago we posted this video of Dr. Phil giving some tips on “how to catch a liar”. In this blog post, we outline some of the tips he gave and debunk fact from fiction. You have to give Dr. Phil some credit because some of the information he presents is in fact,…
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