True or Not True

  “Oreos increase longevity”! Really?? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. It’s easy to get fooled by “fake news,” but what affects our judgement of truth?  Dan King from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and his colleagues investigated. They asked a group of

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Whodunnit?

Don’t panic, but…it’s a lie detector test! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science, saying “Whodunnit?” Lie detectors monitor your heart rate. If you can keep your cool, they’re easy to deceive. But, can we invent a truth machine that CAN’T be fooled by breathing exercises?

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