Ep49 "Can you read the brain to detect a lie?
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Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman
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Could you get convicted of a crime based on your brain activity? Are brain scan lie detectors accepted in court,or would that count as illegal search and seizure? And what does this have to do with your mouth getting dry, the orbits under your eyes getting hot, and your voice constricting when you deceive? Join Eagleman to dive into thefascinating topic of whether societies can use technology to figure out whether a person is telling the truth -- and under what circumstances we would even want to go there.
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