Deception

Are You Prepared To Die?

Bethany St. James | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Diary of an Aspiring New Yorker, Mortality, Reputation, Business, Goals, Spirituality, Deception, Funeral, Death, Healthy Living News

How will I be remembered by those who knew me? What will my legacy be? When asking yourself those questions, do you like the answers?

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Feisty Crayfish Has Dirty Little Secret, Scientists Say

Posted 03.22.2012

Read More: Crayfish Claws, Crayfish Pincers, Video, Cherax Dispar, Deception, Crayfish, Animal Behavior, Pincers, Animal Deception, Science News

By: Jennifer Welsh, LiveScience Staff Writer Published: 03/17/2012 11:52 AM EDT on LiveScience Some crayfish "fake out" their opponents with the...

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Is It Okay To Lie On A First Date?

Posted 02.24.2012

Read More: Lies, Lying About Weight, Lying, Relationship Advice, Lying About Job, Relationship Lies, Online First Date, Dating Advice, Deception, Online Dating, First Date, First Date Advice, Video, Women News

First dates are inherently awkward, and with all those get-to-know-you questions, you may be tempted to make yourself seem ever so slightly more succe...

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Lieutenant Colonel Davis, Death and Deception in Afghanistan

Matthew Hoh | Posted 04.07.2012

Read More: Eisenhower, Danny Davis, Pentagon, Intelligence, Leon Panetta, Pakistan, Daniel Davis, David Petraeus, Congress, Nie, Daniel L. Davis, Deception, Frank Wolf, Department of Defense, New York Times, Afghanistan, Karzai, Taliban, World News

Over the last several months, at great risk to his career and personal life, LTC Davis has documented the deliberate misleading of the American people and Congress by the leaders of the Department of Defense. He has done his nation and the U.S. Army a tremendous service.

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The Language of Lies

Art Markman, Ph.D. | Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: Perjury, Lies, The Secret Life of Pronouns, Jamie Pennebaker, Deception, Words, Liwc, Lying, Science of Lies, Science News

It turns out to be difficult to tell when other people are lying. There are lots of cues that we believe will tip us off to whether someone is telling the truth. But, these cues aren't really reliable indicators of truth telling.

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Top 7 Lies That Big-Time Liars Tell Themselves

Bella DePaulo | Posted 02.05.2012

Read More: Big-Time Liars, Dupes, Serious Lies, Infidelity, Deception, Targets of Lies, Suspiciousness, Ginger White, Herman Cain, Affair, Cheating, Confession, Emotional Intelligence, Liars, Lies, Lying, Telling Lies, Healthy Living News

The lies that chronic liars tell others are intriguing, but perhaps even more revealing are the lies they tell themselves. The road to big-time lying is paved with self-deception.

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Deception in Small Groups

Adam Elkus | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Social Media, Technnology, Deception, Technology News

Whatever path technology takes, social engineering is likely to remain a crucial security problem.

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Technology Makes Deception Harder To Detect: Research

Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: Lying, Resumes, Job Applications, Deception, Black Voices News

In today's competitive job market, first impressions are more important than ever. But how far would you go to make your resume stand out? Two stu...

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7 Reasons Your Brain Can't Spot A Liar

The Huffington Post | Posted 09.06.2011

Read More: Healthy Living Mind, Deception, Being Deceived, Difficulty of Catching a Liar, Catching a Liar, Slidepollajax, How to Catch a Liar, Uncovering Deception, Healthy Living News

Think you're adept at calling someone's bluff? Convinced you can spot a liar from halfway across the room? You're probably wrong, says a recent study ...

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Seven Big Lies About Lying

Pamela Meyer | Posted 08.10.2011

Read More: Liars, Anthony Weiner, Lying, Anthony Weiner Twitter, Deception, Politics News

Within the last week, Congressman Anthony Weiner gave himself away as a liar through multiple channels. He was as easy to read for trained liespotters as the average eye chart is to a fighter pilot.

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Ethics For Artists

Karen Atkinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Applying for Grants, Consultants, Submitting Artwork, Professional Practices, Economy, Approaching Galleries, Art Making, Funding, Art Career, Soliciting, Portfolios, Editions, Gallery Dealers, Privacy, Mid Career Artist, Letter of Recommendation, Graphic Images, Artworld, Ethics, Curators, Bitterness, Collectors, Business of Art, Art Audience, Teaching, Rejection, Art Opening, Established Artist, Proposals, Director, Gallery Relationship, Graduate Student, Criticism, Eco Art, Model Release, Art Contracts, Fame, Thank You, Desperation, Legal Issues, Art, Emerging Artist, Curating, Selling Art, Deception, Artist, Visiting Artist, Art Research, Art Agents, Stealing Images, Art Hazards, Arts News

With every artist rushing to the top, and with only so many slots to fill, ethics often get overlooked. Here are some things I see often, and want artists to consider when deciding how to proceed.

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Deceit And Hidden Cameras In The Abortion Debate

Christine A. Scheller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abortion, Lila Rose, Journalism Ethics, Deception, Antiabortion, Live Action, Christianity, Pro-Life, Planned Parenthood, Pro-Choice, Religion News

As a Christian, a pro-lifer and a journalist, I'm ambivalent about the Planned Parenthood hidden camera sting that was perpetrated in New Jersey and reported sporadically by news outlets last week.

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Three Clues That CEOs or Politicans Are Lying to You

Todd Kashdan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lying, Careful Control, Enron, Parenting, Hidden Lies, Miscommunication, Narcotics Bureau, Deceit, Gene Hackman, Earning Reports, Oil Spill, Covert Operations, Kenneth Lay, Ceo, Deception, True Motives, Stanford University, Business News

There's nothing wrong with an assumption that people are inherently good while giving them the benefit of the doubt. All I ask is that you go beyond the surface content of what people talk about.

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Infidelity in America: Decades of Cheating and Passing Judgment on Cheaters

Bella DePaulo | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Lying, Representative Sample, Friends, Judgmental, American Attitudes, Singles, Infidelity, Marriage, Social Support, Deception, Married Men, Married Women, Cheating, Romantic Partners, Sex Differences in Infidelity, Intensive Coupling, Faithfulness, Healthy Living News

Just how often do married people cheat on their spouse? For decades, social scientists have been asking a representative national sample of Americans ...

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Analyzing Dexter: Psychologists and Criminologists Explain Why They Are Smitten

Bella DePaulo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Friend, Freud, Defense Mechanisms, Serial Killer, Living a Lie, Family Background, Bloggers, Dexter, Violence, Psychologists, Award-Winning, Media, Childhood, Aggression, Family Man, Murder, Denial, Superhero, PT Bloggers, Orphan, Deception, Genocide, Tv, Drama, Cheering for Protagonist, Narratives, Emmys, Psychopathy, Book, Books News

Do you know about Dexter the lovable serial killer? The first time I watched an episode, I could not believe what I just experienced. I was rooting fo...

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Lie Detector: Sarah Palin, Bill Clinton, John Edwards 10 'Liespotting' Tips For Taking Back The Truth (PHOTOS)

Pamela Meyer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Police Techniques, Bill Clinton, John McCain, Books, Intelligence World, Interrogation, Pamela Meyer, Alex Rodriguez, OJ Simpson, Liespotting, Deception, Sarah Palin, Lie Detection, John Edwards, Detective Techniques, Reading, Slidepollajax, Books News

It starts with the book LieSpotting, which introduces everyday people to deception detection techniques well known in law enforcement and in the intelligence world.

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All About Lying: An Interview With 'Liespotting' Author Pamela Meyer

New York Post | Brian Moore | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Authors, Lying, Books, Deception, Lie Detection Books, Lie Detection Techniques, Author Interview, Lie Detection, Pamela Meyer, Liespotting, Books News

What I'm concerned with are the high-stakes lies, lies that are intended to either hurt another person or bolster one's own image at the expense of ot...

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Latino Families' Fight for Banking Reform

Janet Murguía | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Debt, Weak Oversight, Auto Dealers, Job Loss, NCLR's Wealth-Building Policy Project, Nclr, Damaging Payday Loans, Cycles of Debt, Deceptive Lending Practices, Declaw Legislation, Wall Street Bailouts, Latino Families, Accountable, Janis Bowdler, Great Recession, Enforcement, Foreclosure, Housing Counselors, Mortgage Brokers, Small-Dollar Lenders, Greed, High-Rate Credit Cards, Oversight, Devastating Consequences, Innovative Financial Products, Limited Accountability, Economic Turmoil, Subprime Loans, Toxic Mortgages, Protections, Deception, Access to Credit, Product Vendors, Positive Innovations, Banking Reform, Politics News

One of the most devastating consequences of today's economic turmoil is the large-scale loss of nearly a generation of wealth among Latino homeowners.

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Sunday Morning Doubts About the Man

Lisa Guest | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Liars, Unconscious, Fear, Hiv, Doubt, Deception, Dating, Oprah, Woman, Man, The Truth?, Relationship Advice, Healthy Living News

Anyone can say anything. Anyone can come up with a line. With a gift bag gab of wisdom, knowledge and confidence, someone can really cover the world and be quite deceptive. There are those that do it. They make it bad for the rest.

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Do Relationships Need Lies to Survive?

Bella DePaulo | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Reassurance, Singled Out, Little Lies, Hurt Feelings, Lies, Relationships, Best Friends, Writing, Singles, Serious Lies, Compassion, Death, Loyalty, Deception, Media News, Love, Betrayal, Blogging, Healthy Living News

I draw a big line between little lies and big ones. Serious lies -- the big time betrayals of trust -- are probably never good for relationships of any kind. Little lies are often a different matter entirely.

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Romantic Relationships Are Hotbeds for Serious Lies

Bella DePaulo | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Bill Clinton, Mark Sanford, Living a Lie, Friends, Relationships, Personality, Money, Clues to Deception, Kinship, Newt Gingrich, James McGreevey, Serious Lies, Lying, Infidelity, Rudy Giuliani, John Ensign, Silvio Berlusconi, Passions, Deception, Sex, Honor, Self-Presentation, John Edwards, Spouses, Romantic Partners, Identity, Nonverbal Behavior, Healthy Living News

The BIG lies, the ones we consider most serious, are usually told by and to the people with whom we are most intimate.

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"Victims" of Infidelity?

Ruth Bettelheim, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Silda Spitzer, Marriage, Jenny Sanford, Elizabeth Edwards, Hillary Clinton, Press, Media, Infidelity, Deception, Journalism, Sex Scandal, Extramarital Affair, Victims, Mark Sanford, Bill Clinton, Eliot Spitzer, John Edwards, Politics News

In the news articles and op-ed pieces about extramarital affairs, there is always a perpetrator and a victim. These are stories about Good and Evil, the righteous and the sinner.

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Deception

Walter Williams and Bryan D. Jones | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: George Bush, Bush's Propaganda Operation, John McCain Economic Policy, Growing Inequality, McCain as Serial Liar, Deception, George W. Bush, Politics News

Bush's use of deception as one of his primary tools of governance has robbed citizens of the needed popular information. His presidency has greatly diminished American constitutional governance.

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