DailyDirt: I Would Never Tell A Lie...
from the urls-we-dig-up dept
Wonder woman had a lasso that forced bad guys to tell the truth -- which always seemed a bit ridiculous. But forcing people to tell the truth is an interesting area of research, and folks have made some progress over the years. Here are just a few quick links on some projects about lying.- Lie detectors made out of cameras with thermal imaging and facial analysis software could be available as smartphone apps someday. And an app to train you how to be a better liar will be sold immediately afterwards. [url]
- Zapping your brain with magnetic pulses could prevent you from lying (as much as you normally would). In other news: tin foil hats sales are expected to grow exponentially through 2015. [url]
- Truth serums generally don't work and were deemed unconstitutionally coercive in the 1960s. Putting terrorists' heads in a magnetic field seems a bit more friendly than waterboarding, though... [url]
- To discover more interesting articles on the human mind, check out what's currently floating around the StumbleUpon universe. [url]
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Not if you have experienced high intensity magnetic fields.
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sounds familiar
--George Orwell, 1984
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Tinfoil Hat Fashion Copyrights
No matter. The lawyers will win either way.
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I mean, they already dish out random beatings for public waltzing and open WiFi, why not tinfoil hats too?
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Magnetic truth fields...
Ollie North..."Yes Senator, I recall very clearly..."
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Bill Clinton..."I've never seen that intern in my life and I don't even use a desk..."
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