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May 4, 2022Liked by Stuart Ritchie

How astounding and completely terrifying. Thanks for covering this.

Feel better!

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May 7, 2022Liked by Stuart Ritchie

There’s a fascinating novel exploring the potential far-reaching consequences were someone to actually invent an infallible lie detector. “The Truth Machine” by James Halperin, (1996?)

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May 5, 2022Liked by Stuart Ritchie

7-8 para "It turns doesn’t make sense" some elision here....

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The truth is that innocent people "fail" the polygraph for reasons other than lying. No one should ever be discriminated against or punished based solely on their polygraph "results." To do so is immoral.

@sammorter

#StopPolygraphAbuse

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Jun 7, 2022·edited Jun 7, 2022

I didn't know that polygraph evidence was allowed in US courts, and I used to practice law in one of the states on the list.

I never came across it, but what you often see is dueling experts on science evidence, and it seems like you've compiled a pretty good argument on one side.

Being such an expert can be an extremely lucrative gig. Just sayin'. ;)

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