It's a double today. Here's an older TED talk about how to spot a liar. I
watched it again for a refresher.
This is from Brain and Life magazine. 6 issues a year. It's free.
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21 comments:
We do indeed all lie. For a variety of reasons. I try and keep them to a minimum. I sometimes succeed.
Sue - Are you sure you try and keep them to a minimum? Why is the spam guy always getting you? Does he know something we don't?
Useful information during primary season. And in November.
Psalm 116:11 caused the usual discussion sunday school, as did
Epimenides Cretans paradox. Epimenides, a Cretan, was saying “All Cretans are liars”, in secondary school logic class.
If I remember correctly.
But then sometimes I can't tell if I remember correctly, or just as I wished it were ;-)
Interesting stuff. Like Elephant's Child said, everyone lies, but some people do it for more nefarious reasons than others. There's a difference between me responding to a question about how your outfit looks (I say great, but it's really horrid) and someone who has committed a murder.
update - their > they're 🤦♂️
Bill - Are you going to keep a running count?
Stu - Or maybe Epimenides was lying about being a Cretan.
Kathy - It's another spectrum to consider.
Sounds like an interesting magazine. For fun, I added the quarterly Spanish edition.
Thanks.
John - It is interesting and you can't beat free.
Enlightening TED Talk. Thanks Mike!
Have a good, honest week.
There's an old saying that . . . "All babies are beautiful." My friend's grandbaby was NOT! I said . . . "OH, she is so precious, sooo adorable, just the sweetest little darling."
I ONLY LIE . . . sometimes!
Robyn - I'll do my best. Honestly!
DG - Sometimes it's very necessary.
Interesting video!
Deb - Now the problem is trying to remember... whatever it was.
That is a very interesting video!
Martha - I think the article is more interesting. But me being lazy I didn't copy the whole thing. And I forgot a teaser to suck people into reading it.
This is great. A field worth finding more about. I have always fancied myself with a good bullshit meter. Con artist make me very uncomfortable. Charming people freak me out. I tend to be honest to the point of being blunt and socially awkward, a true introvert. My sisters like to say "I tell it like it is". Hence I don't really like interacting with many people, especially those I have to be fake with. Reading previous comments, I will try to read the article later. I just watched the video but gotta go - the day is heating up.
Lady - The article is well worth reading. I hadn't heard about confabulation before.
"A Molecule Away from Madness: Tales of the Hijacked Brain" - heard about this book on NPR. Sounds fascinating.
Lady - Yes it does... "Our brains are the most complex machines known to humankind, but they have an Achilles heel: the very molecules that allow us to exist can also sabotage our minds. Here are gripping accounts of unruly molecules and the diseases that form in their wake."
I watched the whole tape. Thank you, Mike
Cloudia - I think the article is better.
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