Machines reading lies may change truth testing worldwide
Technology advances in lie detection include thermal cameras and MRI brain scans. FBI agents and nuclear plant workers are increasingly tested, raising privacy and legal questions about using such tests. Researchers at Mayo Clinic and University of Pennsylvania link heat and brain activity to deception, noting brain work rises with deceit.
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Barbara Hetrick
College of Wooster
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Mayo Clinic
Justin Hammerstein
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Geography scores rise as fourth grade tests show gaps
National NAEP results released show only 54 percent of fourth graders labeled North Pole, South Pole, and equator correctly while 70 percent know music spread via TV and radio. Scores edged up slightly since 1994. 21 percent of fourth graders, 30 percent of eighth graders, and 25 percent of twelfth graders reached proficient level.
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India
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Euphrates
Florida
Peninsula
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