Social Justice Lie Detection Takes a Village Researchers find that groups are better than individuals at catching dissemblers—though not by much. Nathan Collins
Environment Brain-Scan Lie Detectors Just Don’t Work Perpetrators can suppress “crime memories,” study finds. Lauren Kirchner
News in Brief Human Lie Detectors: The Death of the Dead Giveaway Amateurs and experts alike overestimate their ability to divine truth and deception. But when criminal investigators do it, it can be very bad news for the accused. Sue Russell
Social Justice In Truth, ‘Lie to Me’ Breeds Misconceptions New research suggests viewing the television drama ‘Lie to Me’ increases suspicion of others, but lessens one’s ability to detect lies. Tom Jacobs