TEDWeekends: Understanding Deception Idea Visualization

• Posted: 11/09/2012 10:00 AM
• Updated: 11/09/2012

The Map of Truth and Deception: The Science of Lie-Spotting Can Lead to a More Honest World

TED and The Huffington Post are excited to bring you TEDWeekends, a curated weekend program that introduces a powerful "idea worth spreading" every Friday, anchored in an exceptional TEDTalk. This week's theme is 'Understanding Deception,' and below you will find a visual representation of Pamela Meyer's talk on the 'science of lie-spotting.' For more, watch Meyer's TEDTalk and read her original blog post here. Become part of the conversation!

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Comments

[Brotherskeeper22]

05:39 PM on 12/08/2012

The world is drowning in multiple shades of grey, nothing is black or white anymore, even if you learn how to spot a lie there are those who practice the art of countering your technique, so much for trying to win at deception. Before i understood the art of prefacing a question, or framing a question/answer and before i knew how to use words for their semantic value/power i could not spot the lairs, now i can, and by the way body language can be faked but not the underlying meaning of word choice. Learning the art of listening is more valuable that spotting the lie. In my opinion.

[dlehmann]

07:13 PM on 11/25/2012

at least 60 million voters don't understand deception

[Sammie55]

08:41 PM on 11/26/2012

the good news is that they don't have to worry about it until the next one comes along in 2016

[oxygen]

10:30 AM on 11/25/2012

hey this is almost as good as when the huffpo came on line - awesome and thanks!

[gdmn2find]

10:05 PM on 11/24/2012

The difference between lying and telling the truth is... a lie is hard to maintain. One has to remember what lie they told to what person. The truth never changes, it stays the same no matter what. When a story changes from day to day, week to week, you have to know it is a lie. Keep that in mind when you watch the news or friends who have a problem with facts and truth.

[figureditout1]

08:31 AM on 11/24/2012

The trust of the innocent is the liar's most useful tool.

[pbrower2a]

05:10 PM on 12/14/2012

Not quite. It is the deceitful person who most often gets taken in by a lie. Such people are so convinced by their own falsehoods that the become blind tho those of others.

[figureditout1]

12:57 PM on 12/15/2012

the inexperienced truthful person get taken in by a lair....liars are very experienced in their deception...

[walkingwolf]

08:09 AM on 11/18/2012

just turn on the TV...listen to an elected official or one running for office.....you'll have a great visual

[Loka FreeThings]

12:18 AM on 11/18/2012

People seem to be more comfortable with the lies...

[BenC460]

05:20 PM on 11/23/2012

Case in point, religion.

[dave dbo]

05:48 AM on 11/24/2012

If you think religion is all lies then you've been had. Maybe you should ask yourself why there is no counterfeit three-dollar bill?
There is no where to get the truth more than from true religion. However, true religion is so uncommon and universally despised that most of what you have on your tv every Sunday are lies.

[ucanlaff]

06:42 AM on 11/14/2012

I watched the video. It was very informtative, very helpful! My husband of 39 years has always been a "story teller" embellishing the truth for attention, entertainment in a crowd, etc. It didn't bother me for many years until his salesmen skills spread into our personal lives. The speaker was correct saying the listener enables the liar. I ignored, excused, and reasoned out his lies the last 3 years of our marriage until he said he wasn't happy and now we are apart. I know he's told me countess lies. If I had known the body language skills she teaches, I would have handled things differently. Thanks for the GREAT video! Many liars won't like this video because their tactics are exposed.

[kbhret]

12:19 PM on 11/16/2012

But in the beginning, his ability to B.S. is what attracted you to him. (It happens all the time.... females are attracted to guys who lie good.)

[ucanlaff]

12:43 PM on 11/16/2012

actually that isn't the case. We met in high school and he had no BS at that time. He learned it in his sales profession and perfected it as he climbed the business ladder into managerial and executive status. It was when the entertaining stories turned into out and out lies and BS that made our marriage go down the toilet. But thanks for your input because I'm sure that is very true for many couples.

[rightasrain]

07:05 AM on 11/18/2012

Am I wrong, but are men worse about this than women? Women usually bore with details."He was wearing a brown coat. Uh, no, I think now it was blue" However, yes, most men embellish. Someone I know had a stack of used bricks he was going to construct a walk with. There was a terrible storm with high winds. And yes, there were about 6 bricks blown off the top of the stack which indicated quite a gust. However, when he called his buddies the story got bigger with each retelling. By the end, the bricks were strewn all over the yard!

[Estel]

03:41 PM on 11/12/2012

"We learn to lie at three and become expert at eight." —Old Peruvian proverb

[ResearchtheFacts]

06:11 PM on 11/11/2012

Lets deal with total reality then, every company selling products and services lie.  The media is a total liar most of the time and every other internet site you go to has at least one or in most cases multiple lying opinionated editorial or advertorial articles. So take the stick out your own eye before pointing out other broad or vast discrepancies.

[bunnie11]

10:34 PM on 11/10/2012

Another more then fair topic is "why do the average voter almost demand" a person running for office of any type to lie. If you will notice if a person tells the truth while running that person will be snubbed in favor of a pathological lier. Then complain they were lied too something like a hypothetical new bride
would do after a marriage and going into a divorce.

[pjmzqrx]

09:11 PM on 11/10/2012

Who cares?...it's not what you know, it's what you can prove. Besides, there is NO such thing as 'the truth.' Any lawyer can confirm that...

[p38l5]

11:55 PM on 11/10/2012

Gravity exists. That is truth. The Earth keeps you here by sucking. That is false.

[BenC460]

05:24 PM on 11/23/2012

There are two sides to every story and the truth can be found somewhere in the middle usually.

[Donnie Toby]

08:39 PM on 11/10/2012

For a person to be seen as lying, the recipient must be on the same wave length and interpret correctly what was said. Does one misinterpreting what was said make it a lie? I would not say so.

[Candide33]

07:11 PM on 11/11/2012

By the same token does not saying anything at all rank as a lie too?

I think it is a little more complicated than this makes out

[kmt5646]

01:32 AM on 11/15/2012

Yes, there is overt lying and covert lying. Overt is when they blurt it right out. Covert takes more sinister forms. Covert denies information that the other person should be entitled to in order to make a correct decision, yet pertent information is "left out". Other ways i.e insinuating etc. are covert and peopele who use these methods can be very dangerous people.

[Npn Npn]

07:34 PM on 11/10/2012

The way this graphic is displayed is awful - the fine print can't be read at all. Fuzzy. C'mon this can be better.

[VoiceOmmAfar]

10:03 PM on 11/10/2012

Click on the pic, it will be enlarged and clear in every way.

[Nomina]

04:56 PM on 11/10/2012

My Mother used to say that when a person lies he can't remember what he said but the person he lied to will, so just tell the truth and you don't have to worry. It is hard for me to lie even to a friend who asks my opinion on something they want to buy or a hairstyle. I try to get out of it by asking them how they like it and say that's what is important. If they persist I have to tell them the truth (in a nice way). I can always spot a liar due to their body language and manner of speaking. I also ask a lot of questions and that makes a liar very uncomfortable because they eventually paint themselves into a corner.

[WordEngineer]

06:31 PM on 11/10/2012

Your response, Nomina, is one of the reasons why it is NOT always a good idea to say ANYTHING is scientifically ABSOLUTE, especially, a scientific THEORY, like the PRACTICAL THEORY of DETECTING DECEPTION. SOME people do things, while NOT lying, that someone who is lying may do, even when they are telling the truth. So for you to say you can ALWAYS spot a liar due to their body language and manner of speaking is not only impossible--you CAN'T, NO ONE can--can be a serious mistake, with serious ramifications, for the other person, as well as yourself. And, get YOU, unintentionally, I'm sure, in very hot water. Remember something even more important, first--NEVER say ALWAYS or NEVER.

[Nomina]

09:19 PM on 11/10/2012

What you say is true. I am only going by past experience in my own life. Perhpas its instinct with me because when I felt someone was lying to me it turned out that they were so I can only go by that.

[UH34D]

08:43 AM on 11/17/2012

You are correct, never deal in absolutes. Doing so is the worst lie one can tell; lying to one's self. To think or believe any human has the ability to always detect a liar, well, I guess it would make us godlike So far, I haven't run across anybody in my lifetime with such ability. Like many things, it's always easy to look at things in retrospect and say to yourself; I knew that person was a liar when the lie is discovered. If that were the case, why didn't the person call the individual out at the time of the lie(s). It's always after the fact people come up with this "I knew' routine. I always have to chuckle when I hear people make such comments after the fact.