The language of lying - Noah Zandan
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We hear anywhere from 10 to 200 lies a day. And although we’ve spent much of our history coming up with ways to detect these lies by tracking physiological changes in their tellers, these methods have proved unreliable. Is there a more direct approach? Noah Zandan uses some famous examples of lying to illustrate how we might use communications science to analyze the lies themselves.
Think about a famous liar in history. Are there any language cues you can use to spot the deception?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Noah Zandan
- Director Nadav Arbel
- Artist Nadav Gazit
- Narrator Noah Zandan
