Are you a human lie detector?

[phishfan]

http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science...eut/index.html

[Talk2BigSteve]

This is a very interesting article.

"She and her colleagues have so far screened 13,000 people for their ability to catch a liar on videotape. "We found 14 people who we called ultimate experts," she said."

I wonder how many of the 13,000 ever sat at a poker table???

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[phishfan]

Yeah, I wonder what the results would be if she just tested top live players.

[spamuell]

I don't know how this was carried out but it seems clear that if you showed a bunch of tapes to a bunch of random people who each completely guessed whether someone was lying, there would still emerge a small group who would get the right answer over 90% of the time.

[phishfan]

Is it possible to carry out a study like the one mentioned in the article where luck is not the most likely explanation for an above average score?

[challenger84]

I think you are exactly right. I don't remember how to do the calculations (damn marijuana) but I'm sure that number of "experts" would fall in the normal range of standard deviation for that sample size. Where's sample size man?

[jakethebake]

Hey, Challenger are you in St. Louis? The Cards are looking good! I just moved from StL. Where do ou play there? Harrah's had just opened its poker room right before I left.

[challenger84]

Nope, I actually live in Colorado. I'm a lifelong diehard Cards fan though.

[jakethebake]

I grew up in Houston, but lived in StL the last few years and got to be a Cards fan. I wasn't gonna root for either one but found myself pulling for the Cards. I'm not sure if it's out of habit or what but gotta go with it. Either way I figure I've got someone to pull for in the Series for once.

[challenger84]

Haha, I don't think it's possible to spend more than a week in St.L and not become a Cards fan. It's like a religion over there.