How to Spot a Liar

An article by Jeffery Kluger about lying and how to spot a liar. Kluger talks about the new technology being invented to help prevent another nine eleven attack from occurring.
Ever wondered if the nine eleven terrorist could have been stopped if someone could have read their mind or face?
Quietly over the past five years, Department of Defense agencies and the Department of Homeland Security have dramatically stepped up the hunt. Though the exact figures are concealed in the classified "black budget," tens of millions to hundreds of millions of dollars are believed to have been poured into lie-detection techniques as diverse as infrared imagers to study the eyes, scanners to peer into t he brain, sensors to spot liars from a distance, and analysts trained to scrutinize t he unconscious facial flutters that often accompany a falsehood. ( Kluger)

If our police men and airport security knew what people were thinking as they were about to attack a person or crash a plane just by reading their emotions, the world would be a safer place. Or would it? When getting the gift of being able to read people expressions and true feelings off their face, would someone be driven mad by knowing that their significant other was cheating on them and they could tell by reading there micro expressions. If teachers knew whether their students cheated or actually did their homework. Would being able to read one’s true thoughts cause a person to go mentally insane and get back at the people who lied to them? Once you have the gift it doesn’t go away, you will have it forever .

Kluger, Jeffrey. "How to Spot a Liar." 3 Apr 2009 .