Lie to Me Season 3, Episode 8: “Smoked”

In this week’s episode of Lie to Me, entitled ‘Smoked,’ Detective Wallowsky asks The Lightman Group to help her in a murder investigation that took place at a family-owned restaurant. In this episode, it’s quite noticeable that the writers are making an attempt to incorporate a bit more of the science involved with this field.…

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Lie to Me Season 3, Episode 7 “Veronica”

In this week’s episode of Lie to Me, entitled “Veronica,” Dr. Lightman and his team help a woman (Veronica) who has Alzheimer’s. Veronica believes that a man named Charlie murdered her sister, as well as patients in the care home she lives in, and is going to come after her. Dr. Lightman once again evades…

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Truth Detectors: Can You Spot the Truth?

Do you trust that most people are honest?  A new study suggests that trusting people often make better lie detectors than cynical people.   The study, published by SAGE and posted on the Science Daily website, insists that trusting people are not gullible but in fact very smart. Researchers asked 20 participants to watch taped job…

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Lie to Me Season 3, Episode 6 “Beyond Belief”

This week’s episode of Lie to Me, entitled ‘Beyond Belief,’ follows Dr. Lightman and his team as they investigate Dr. John Stafford, a motivational speaker with a cult following. During the investigation, they interrogate one of Dr. Stafford’s former followers (Jane Prescott.) There are a few inaccuracies that we would like to point out. First…

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