Tool teaches AI to know if you’re lying

A new training tool could help AI tell when humans are lying when providing personal information.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
March 18, 2024 ~4 min

Many people hide being sick to come to work

People with infectious illnesses face negative social outcomes and may take steps to hide their situation from others, researchers report.

Jared Wadley-U. Michigan • futurity
Jan. 31, 2024 ~5 min


When teens lie to their parents or tell the truth

New findings clarify when and why teenagers lie or tell the truth to their parents. Disclosure and lying are "complex and nuanced" actions.

Sandra Knispel-U. Rochester • futurity
Dec. 14, 2023 ~11 min

Grades suggest students don’t cheat on online exams

An analysis of exam score data from nearly 2,000 students across 18 classes suggests cheating isn't rampant in online courses.

Rachel Cramer-Iowa State • futurity
Aug. 1, 2023 ~7 min

There’s more to honesty than not lying

A new framework for honest behavior suggests it encompasses much more than the binary of either telling the truth or lying.

Caitlin Kizielewicz Carnegie Mellon • futurity
March 10, 2023 ~6 min

Americans may forgive lies from their party’s politicians

Americans are more forgiving of lies when they come from politicians in their own party, research finds.

Caitlin Kizielewicz Carnegie Mellon • futurity
June 29, 2022 ~6 min

This personality type knowingly shares fake news

New research indicates that a particular personality type is given to sharing fake news despite warnings.

Duke University • futurity
Nov. 9, 2021 ~6 min

Execs give 3 kinds of non-answers about earnings

The new paper shows that roughly 11% of analyst questions in conference calls yield non-answers from corporate managers.

Stanford • futurity
July 28, 2021 ~7 min


For accurate food studies, ask for pee instead of honesty

Many food studies hinge on the honesty of participants about what they've eaten, as well as the accuracy of their memories. Testing urine might work better.

Ida Eriksen-U. Copenhagen • futurity
July 28, 2020 ~5 min

Wanting to seem honest can make us lie

"I think most people will recognize a time in their lives when they were motivated to tell a lie to appear honest..."

Jack Wang- U. Chicago • futurity
Feb. 11, 2020 ~4 min

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