https://gregladen.com/blog/2007/11/16/the-world-is-getting-too-stran-1/ Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:13:31 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 https://gregladen.com/blog/2007/11/16/the-world-is-getting-too-stran-1/#comment-646 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:13:31 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2007/11/16/the-world-is-getting-too-stran-1/#comment-646 I said, years ago (you could ask my friend Mario), that the government or somebody should develop an accurate lie-detector – using some kind of brain-scan technique like an MRI, coupled with research on how the brain works when one is fabricating something. (Assuming there are detectable differences.). Think of the crimes we could solve, the long trials we could skip, if we could just ask, “Did you do it?” and get an accurate answer. Plus we could hook political candidates up to it during debates, check our intelligence sources with it, et cetera. Mario poo-pooed the idea as usual, but I think I saw something recently to the effect that it may be feasible.

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