Lie detectors—science or just a really expensive way to make people sweat? In this episode, we dive into the world of polygraphs, debunk the myths, and find out if they actually work (or if they’re just drama machines for reality TV). We’ll explore the history, the science, and one of the wildest cases where the polygraph totally backfired.

[Disclaimer]: We want to emphasize that this podcast is not meant to serve as or substitute professional mental health services or consultations. We are just doing this for fun and to start a more open dialogue about mental health.

References:

American Psychological Association. (2004, August 5). The Truth About Lie Detectors (aka Polygraph Tests). American Psychological Association. https://www.apa.org/topics/cognitive-neuroscience/polygraph

“Green River Killer” Gary Leon Ridgway’s Polygraph Charts. (2020, May 7). AntiPolygraph.org News. https://antipolygraph.org/blog/2020/05/07/green-river-killer-gary-leon-ridgways-polygraph-charts

Honts, C. R., & Thurber, S. (2019). Analyzing Iacono’s Thought Experiment about Polygraph Field Studies: Reason or Fantasy? Polygraph & Forensic Credibility Assessment. American Polygraph Association.

Iacono, W. G., & Ben-Shakhar, G. (2019). Current status of forensic lie detection with the comparison question technique: An update of the 2003 National Academy of Sciences report on polygraph testing. Law and human behavior, 43(1), 86.

National Research Council. 2003. The Polygraph and Lie Detection. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/10420.

The curious story of how the lie detector came to be. (2013, May 21). BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-22467640

Vogel, J. & Baran, M. (2016, September 20). Inconclusive: The truth about lie detector tests. APM reports. https://www.apmreports.org/story/2016/09/20/inconclusive-lie-detector-tests#:~:text=Conversely%2C%20innocent%20people%20have%20failed,to%20 BTK%20 killer%20 Dennis%20Rader.

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