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Oct 2019
28m 21s

Richard Wiseman on lying, luck and the p...

Bbc Radio 4
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<p>How do you tell if someone is lying? When Richard Wiseman, Professor of the Public Understanding of Psychology at the University of Hertfordshire, conducted a nationwide experiment to identify the tell-tale signs, the results were surprising. If you want to spot a liar, don’t look at them. Listen to what they say and how they say it. in If you want to ... Show More
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