You would think that in the year 2018 our major public agencies would not be relying on mystical tests of truth like Dark Ages witch hunters. But you would be wrong. Wired on Monday published a ...

In Season 8, Episode 10 of "The Simpsons" — an episode parodying the popular 1990s sci-fi thriller "The X-Files" — Homer Simpson is being questioned by two federal agents at a police station. "This is ...

Proponents of lie detection technology sometimes make grandiose claims, such as a recent paper that said "with the help of forensic science and its new techniques, crimes can be easily solved." ...

I recently wrote about how difficult it is to know which technologies on the horizon will turn into genuine privacy nightmares and which remain menacing but distant threats. One group of technologies ...

In this controlled experiment, an intensive training process is put to the test against a polygraph examination. The preparation focuses on stress management, physiological control, and understanding ...