Further spurred by another negative polygraph experience, the resulting deep dive on polygraphs and examination methods ...

For as long as human beings have deceived one another, people have tried to develop techniques for detecting deception and finding truth. Lie detection took on aspects of modern science with the ...

In this controlled experiment, an intensive training process is put to the test against a polygraph examination. The ...

Among the colorful, eccentric and often highly unethical characters who populate the history of the polygraph was the virtuous John Larson, who in 1920 was the only cop in America with a doctorate, ...

Since ancient times, the art of discerning truth from lies has captivated human curiosity. In our recent book, Pathological Lying: Theory, Research, and Practice, my co-author, Drew Curtis, and I ...

One of the critical steps in incident response is the interview. In previous articles I’ve looked briefly at the use of polygraph as a tool for identifying lies. Today, I will look at another ...

The polygraph, known more commonly as the “lie detector,” has a long and controversial history as a forensic tool, but it has also been used in a variety of other contexts, including employment ...