Thursday, August 20, 2009

Baloney Detection Kit

Thanks to my colleague, Dr. Marilyn Sarow, for sending me this video about how to tell if someone is telling the truth.

Has, of course, giant implications, for journalists. They think of themselves as truth seekers.

Narrator of the video is Michael Shermer, founding publisher of "Skeptic" magazine and a columnist for "Scientific American" magazine. Shermer is also the author of books on science, religion and history.

Turn up your sound and click on the boldface hotlink headline above.

2 comments:

Tennouheika said...

Thanks for posting this. I wish more people could see this video. Every day I encounter people willing to believe the most ridiculous things, without even bothering to check if their sources are valid or have ulterior motives.

carolina magic said...

As the old saying in journalism says: "If your mother says she loves you, check it out."