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Why do you do the things you do? Hosted by American musician and writer, Dessa, Deeply Human investigates the human experience with rigor, humor, intimate stories, and the occasional spit take. 

Assembling brilliant minds from around the world--from philosophers to anthropologists, neuroscientists to historians--you will be left with a fuller understanding of your own behavior, and a more charitable explanation of other people's too.

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Deeply Human: Lying

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20/03/2021 GMT

Lying

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Why it’s a milestone for toddlers but a slippery slope for everyone else.

Why lying is a milestone for toddlers but a slippery slope for you.

High-stakes lies have all sorts of consequences: perjurers are imprisoned and slanderers are sued. But when your co-worker asks your opinion on his new haircut, a little lie feels obligatory. You lie much more than you’re probably aware of - is that a bad thing?

Dessa finds out why lying can be a dangerous habit. She discovers whether polygraph machines really work, and why a professor of psychology rejoiced when his three-year-old son fibbed on a hidden camera.

Deeply Human is about why you do what you do. It really is!

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