Summary
For any of you who have ever told a porkie pie, don't worry, this week we hear why we all do it... and discover that deception is actually good for social bonding. From the red squirrels who cry wolf to scare off the competition, to kids who look you in the eye as they tell bare faced lies, this is a behaviour that occurs across all species. And one man who's particularly good at it is Traitors contestant Paul Gorton who reveals he felt absolutely no guilt about his tv trickery. But it seems that while we're masters at telling tall stories, we're terrible at detecting them, because we've all been focusing on completely the wrong cues.
Contributors:
Paul Gorton Professor Richard Wiseman Professor Sophie van der Zee
Producer: Marijke Peters Executive Producer: Alexandra Feachem
A BBC Studios Audio Production
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| 0:00.0 | Hi Curios, I'm Dara Brien. |
| 0:03.0 | And I'm Hannah Frye. |
| 0:04.0 | And we are back for another series of curious cases. |
| 0:07.0 | Where we investigate the scientific mysteries sent in by you. |
| 0:11.0 | I would like to know if anything in the universe is truly invisible. |
| 0:14.0 | Why do we lie? |
| 0:16.0 | What happens to our brains when we fall in love? |
| 0:19.0 | We tackle the mysteries of the universe to audacious experiments and expert insight. |
| 0:23.9 | Curious Cases. |
| 0:24.9 | Listen first on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:29.9 | BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:33.9 | You're about to listen to a brand new episode of Curious Cases. |
| 0:37.3 | Shows are going to be released weekly, wherever you get your podcast. |
| 0:40.1 | But if you're in the UK, you can listen to the latest episodes first on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:47.8 | I'm Hannah Fry. |
| 0:49.0 | And I'm Dara O'Brien. |
| 0:50.1 | And this is Curious Cases. |
| 0:51.9 | The show will we take your quirkiest questions? |
| 0:53.8 | Your crudious conundrums. |
| 0:55.3 | And then we solve them. |
| 0:56.3 | With the power of science. |
| 0:57.9 | I mean, do we always solve them? |
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