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Can you tell if someone is lying?

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HERE’S HOW TO SPOT A LIAR
Monday, March 13, 2023
In today’s newsletter, we enter the devious world of lie detection, learn of new hope to stop a disease striking 1 in 9 women; examine 10 ways to boost the benefits of sunlight … and meet the woman who survived the Titanic—and two other maritime disasters.

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In the real world, liars aren’t as easy to spot as Pinnochio.

But there are physical signs, and in one case the stress upon the liar produced convulsions. Studies say most people tell two lies a day, mainly harmless—but nations in the past have tried combat and even torture on prevaricators. What are the “tells” of a liar—and what should you watch for in practiced liars, short of putting them on a lie detector?

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Is a bluff a lie? A pokerface? How else could you win at poker (shown above)? The scrutiny of players has led to work ”tells”—or giveaway behavior. Pictured at top, in studies about how kids become more sophisticated liars, Darshan Panesar, a research assistant, and nine-year-old Amelia Tong demonstrate functional near-infrared spectroscopy technology. Read more.

When lying isn’t bad: Why kids fib, and why, sometimes, it is necessary.
STORIES WE’RE FOLLOWING
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10 ways to boost the health benefit of sunlight (pictured above, the sun setting over Los Angeles)
The true story behind ‘Cocaine Bear’
Avoid these foods to live longer
Your gut may be key to a mysterious chronic disease
Who rules the high seas? Outlaws and unknown sea creatures.
Was this the tomb of Jesus?
What makes an animal ‘feral’? It’s not what you think.
She didn’t want to be portrayed as some virginal goddess. Napoleon’s scandalous sister wanted to be Venus.
Why endometriosis is common, incredibly painful—and often misdiagnosed
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
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Neanderthals were smarter than you think: That’s what researchers are discovering, Nat Geo reports. So why did they die off? What makes our human ancestors the victors? Read more. (Pictured above, a reconstruction of a female Neanderthal using DNA evidence.)
WHERE DID THEY GO?
PHOTO OF THE DAY
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Joy amid fear: Latin America is the world’s deadliest region for transgender women; Nat Geo reports that 1,300 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex people have been killed there and in the Caribbean since 2014.

For a safer life, many embark on the dangerous trek to seek asylum in the U.S. (Pictured above, Samanta Hilton, Alexa Smith, and Escarle Lovely in Honduras.)

Read more about those who risk everything in search of safety.
SEEKING SAFETY
LAST GLIMPSE
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First, do no harm: Imagine being a nurse onboard the Titanic as the ship went down. Violet Jessop (pictured above) was there—and survived—as she did the disasters of two other famed luxury liners at sea. But how?
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Today’s soundtrack: Naatu Naatu, Rahul Sipligunj & Kaala Bhairava

Today’s newsletter was curated and edited by Jen Tse, Hannah Farrow, and David Beard. Have an idea or link to a story you think is right down our alley? Let us know at david.beard@natgeo.com. Happy trails!
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