How Lie Detectors Work

Stuff You Should Know

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Society & Culture

4.6 • 79.3K Ratings

🗓️ 1 September 2011

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Instead of actually detecting lies, polygraph machines sense physiological variations, ostensibly brought on by guilt. The results are subject to interpretation, and therefore controversial. Join Josh and Chuck as they investigate the polygraph.

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0:00.0	There's so much news happening around the world that we're somehow supposed to stay on top of.
0:05.7	That's why we launched The Big Take.
0:08.3	It's a daily podcast from Bloomberg and I Heart Radio that turns down the volume a bit
0:14.0	to give you some space to think.
0:16.4	I'm Wes Kosova.
0:17.7	Each weekday I dig into one important story and talk about why it matters.
0:23.6	Listen to The Big Take on The I Heart Radio App, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.
0:30.4	Brought to you by the reinvented 2012 camera.
0:33.3	It's ready for you.
0:35.8	Welcome to Stucky Should Know, GrimhouseStuffWorks.com.
0:45.7	Hey and welcome to The Podcast.
0:47.3	I'm Josh Clark.
0:48.6	With me is always his Charles der V Chuck Bryant.
0:51.0	Lier.
0:54.0	You could tell there's ways you can find out Chuck.
0:57.0	Sure.
0:58.0	We'll get to that in a minute.
0:59.0	This is Stucky Should Know.
1:01.0	Let me finish.
1:02.0	Okay.
1:03.0	And it's you lie.
1:04.0	Remember that guy?
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