polygraph tests
2 statements across 1 episodes · 0 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Jan 2, 2019 by Peter Leeson · across every show →
Everything said about polygraph tests, oldest first
Jan 2, 2019
Polygraphs Work by Manipulating Incentives Through Shared Belief, Not Biological Measurement
“You can't physiologically measure whether or not someone is lying or telling the truth. But the thing is, as long as people believe that they're real, then just like ordeals, they have the power to affect our incentives.”
Jan 2, 2019 negative
Economist Peter Leeson Calls Polygraph Tests Scientifically Invalid Horseshit Like Astrology
“Totally horseshit. Like astrology, there are people who believe that polygraph tests are actually capable of physiologically measuring whether or not someone is lying or telling the truth, but the scientific community overwhelmingly and correctly rejects them.”