Article 14535 What would it be like if we all wore accurate lie detectors around all the time?

What would it be like if we all wore accurate lie detectors around all the time?

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Rose Eveleth
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Today we travel to a future without lies. What would it be like if we all wore accurate lie detectors around all the time?

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In this episode we talk about when children learn to lie, the different social functions of lying, and what might happen if we couldn't ever fib. How would negotiations be different? How would we make small talk? Could we create art or music? All that and more in this week's future. (Illustration by Matt Lubchansky)


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