Lying

To spot a liar, ignore everything except the level of detail in a person's story, new research suggests.If a person provides rich descriptions of who, what, when, how, and why, it's likely they are telling the truth. If they skim over these details, they are probably lying.Using this very simple test and nothing else, people can separate truth from lies with nearly 80 percent accuracy, researchers from the University of Amsterdam have found.When it comes to catching liars, we usually try to employ as many tell-tale signs…

A few years out of my melodramatic teenage years, I savoured Elena Ferrante’s My Brilliant Friend and all that it presented: two friends looking inwards, in each other’s company; women being indifferent to patriarchy, and a mother accepting a child’s hostile love. This was in 2014, when Ferrante was already a household name, and a favourite on my list of favourites that included Jhumpa Lahiri, Zadie Smith and Mona Simpson. PREMIUM A scene from The Lying Life of Adults (Netflix) 322pp, ₹2267; Europa Editions…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Most people value honesty while also recognizing that it is sometimes beneficial to be dishonest. This tension leads individuals to engage in behaviors that stretch the boundaries of honest behavior, such as strategically avoiding information, dodging questions, and making misleading statements. In a new article, researchers reviewed work from a range of disciplines to develop a framework that…

Pokemon collectors may want to check eBay this weekend, as one of the rarest cards goes on sale. Pokemon fan Tomoya Ohno is listing his 1998 Pikachu Illustrator card on the auction site from 1am GMT on February 25, until the bidding ends on March 6. Bids for the rare Pokemon card will start at a whopping $480k, which works out at around £401k for UK punters. Of course, that's just the starting bid, which means it could end up selling for a lot more.If you want to make a cheeky bid, or simply want to keep track of the…

‘Two years before moving out, my father told my mother I was really ugly,” begins Elena Ferrante’s The Lying Life of Adults in an echo of Flaubert’s Madame Bovary. When 12-year-old Giovanna, from an affluent neighbourhood in Naples, overhears her father compare her to his hated sister, Vittoria, about whom he once said “ugliness and spite were combined to perfection”, her world is turned upside down. She had always sought the approval of her father, a leftwing intellectual and teacher who, in turn, took pride in his…

Gaming monitors are lying to us, and they have been for many years. Informed buyers know the tricks that brands play to sell the best gaming monitors, and they’ve learned to navigate the deceptive marketing. But these ploys persist, and 2023 is the year when monitors need to get a little more transparent. Some of the key areas where gaming monitors mislead buyers have been running rampant for years, while others are fairly new. As we start a new year and look onto next-gen displays, consider this buying advice for…

A Fitness Coach Claims Dwayne Johnson’s 8000 Calories Per Day Diet Is A Lie ( Photo Credit – Facebook/Dwayne Johnson ) Dwayne Johnson’s famous 8000-calorie diet is a lie? At least, that’s what a fitness model claims. The Rock has had a long and successful career as an actor as well as a professional wrestler. He is one of those few people, like John Cena, who have conquered both worlds. Just recently, the actor made his DCEU debut in Black Adam. He played the titular role in the film, which also stars Pierce Brosnan,…

Mehul Reuben DasNov 23, 2022 11:14:58 ISTWhile trying to assuage advertisers and users on the platform after he took over, Elon Musk announced that he will take no decision on unbanning or reinstating banned accounts and that he would be creating a Moderation Council which will be made up of people with “widely diverse viewpoints.” However, despite his “promise,” Musk went on to reinstate the banned accounts of several figures without forming the Moderation Council. While Elon Musk blames leftist political and social…

Intel’s FakeCatcher is trending in news to detect deepfake content in videos with 96% accuracy  Intel has been and continues to be, a presiding force in the computer industry. However, in past few years, the corporation has expanded beyond semiconductors, powering its resources to address new challenges and Intel’s FakeCatcher is the best example of it. Presently Intel has been in the headlines with its new innovative development of FakeCatcher for deepfake problem  The company claims that it has developed a detector…

The Minnesota Supreme CourtPhoto: Wikimedia CommonsDefamation, an umbrella term encompassing both libel and slander, is a legal doctrine that allows a plaintiff to recover damages if the defendant makes a false statement about them to others, harming their reputation and esteem in the community. However, different rules apply when the statements involve public figures or issues, and what is considered “public” may soon be reassessed by the courts due to the changing digital nature of how news and information becomes…