NSP037 - Story Reveals Truth

Despite most people thinking they have a pretty good one, science tells us that people are pretty bad at detecting lies. But the very fact that we care so much says something about the value of truth to your average human. Why do we get angry when we're lied to? Does it have utility to survival, or is there something deeper going on? Could it be that information is the fundamental building block of the universe itself? Let's get speculative! ## Episode Links ## Anchorman - Saint Diego How good are people at detecting lies? Why Black Holes Could Delete The Universe – The Information Paradox Is Information Fundamental? Vlatko Vedral: Everything is information How Facebook Tracks Your Data | NYT:

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This episode is 00:28:25 long.

This episode was published on Dec 1, 2019.

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