The Polygraph | On the Deceiving End (TSB018)
12/19/16 • 8 min
We've seen them on TV, most notably on daytime shows like Maury, catching cheaters and making for over-dramatic television. But if lie detectors are so good? Why aren't they used in actual criminal cases?
In this episode, we'll talk about the invention of the lie detector test, how it works and even how to pass a lie detector test.
I’m your host, Emily Prokop, and this is The Story Behind the Polygraph.
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Special thanks to Jim Collison from Home Gadget Geeks at TheAverageGuy.TV, who played my polygraph tester in this episode.
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Media:
Sources:
http://www.kidzone.ws/science/polygraph/historyofthepolygraphmachine.htm
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-22467640
http://americacomesalive.com/2014/11/08/invention-polygraph/
http://www.engineersgarage.com/invention-stories/lie-detector-history
http://www.apa.org/research/action/polygraph.aspx
https://www.hg.org/article.asp?id=31737
http://www.livescience.com/33512-pass-lie-detector-polygraph.html
http://home.total.net/~galcar/html/brief_history_of_the_polygraph.html
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=polygraph
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/02/04/the-polygraph-has-been-lying-for-90-years.html
We've seen them on TV, most notably on daytime shows like Maury, catching cheaters and making for over-dramatic television. But if lie detectors are so good? Why aren't they used in actual criminal cases?
In this episode, we'll talk about the invention of the lie detector test, how it works and even how to pass a lie detector test.
I’m your host, Emily Prokop, and this is The Story Behind the Polygraph.
Follow The Story Behind: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website
Check out #PodernFamily on Twitter to find other great indie podcasts like this one.
Special thanks to Jim Collison from Home Gadget Geeks at TheAverageGuy.TV, who played my polygraph tester in this episode.
Click here to support this podcast on Patreon.
Media:
Sources:
http://www.kidzone.ws/science/polygraph/historyofthepolygraphmachine.htm
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-22467640
http://americacomesalive.com/2014/11/08/invention-polygraph/
http://www.engineersgarage.com/invention-stories/lie-detector-history
http://www.apa.org/research/action/polygraph.aspx
https://www.hg.org/article.asp?id=31737
http://www.livescience.com/33512-pass-lie-detector-polygraph.html
http://home.total.net/~galcar/html/brief_history_of_the_polygraph.html
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=polygraph
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/02/04/the-polygraph-has-been-lying-for-90-years.html
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Media:PIX News 11: https://youtu.be/VaQuxCWWTaI
Sources:http://www.vice.com/video/the-secret-history-of-cabbage-patch-kids-011
http://www.glamour.com/story/cabbage-patch-kids-facts
http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,921419,00.html
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