About this episode
Professor Richard Wiseman discusses how to spot a liar and other psychological insights.
Warning, you’ll hear a lie in this episode. You won’t be told it's a lie. And 29% of those who listen probably won’t spot the lie. But if you listen till the end, you’ll learn the proven tips to spot lies like these. Today on Nudge, Professor Richard Wiseman explains: 1) How to spot a liar 2) What makes someone lucky 3) If we’re really separated by six connections 4) And why enlarged pupils made men buy books --- Richard’s book Quirkology: https://amzn.to/4shYOJ6 Richard’s book 59 Seconds: https://amzn.to/3Pf9pWI Richard’s SubStack: https://richardwiseman.substack.com/ Join 11,934 readers of the Nudge Newsletter: https://www.nudgepodcast.com/mailing-list Unlock the Nudge Vaults: https://www.nudgepodcast.com/vaults Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phill-agnew/ --- Today’s sources: DePaulo, B. M., & Morris, W. L. (2004). Discerning lies from truths: Behavioural cues to deception and the indirect pathway of intuition. In P. A. Granhag & L. A. Strömwall (Eds.), The detection of deception in forensic contexts (pp. 15–40). Cambridge University Press. The Global Deception Research Team. (2006). A world of lies. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 37(1), 60–74. Milgram…
People in this episode
Host: Phill Agnew
Guest: Professor Richard Wiseman
Topics covered
- deception
- lie detection
- psychology
- luck
- social connections
Keywords
- lie detection
- deception
- psychology
- luck
- social connections
- Quirkology
- 59 Seconds
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Nudge Newsletter, Nudge Vaults, LinkedIn
Books & works: Quirkology, 59 Seconds
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