A pesar de su mala reputación las mentiras son parte fundamental de nuestra vida social. Las fantasías compartidas, la publicidad engañosa y las promesas imposibles de cumplir, aderezadas de miles de pequeñas verdades a medias y mentiras “piadosas” forman una parte importante de nuestro tejido social. 

Las mentiras también son cosas de sapiens.

REFERENCIAS;

PELÍCULA: 

The invention of lies (2014), Ricky Gervais y Matthew Robinson. 


LIBRO: 

Everybody Lies Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are (Todo el mundo miente en castellano) (2017). Seth Stephens-Davidowitz


MÁS: 

Is it possible to spot a good liar – and why do we all tell tales? The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jun/25/is-it-possible-to-spot-a-good-liar-and-why-do-we-all-do-it

Humans Are Pretty Lousy Lie Detectors. Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/humans-are-pretty-lousy-lie-detectors/

Truth is, everyone lies all the time. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/truth-is-everyone-lies-all-the-time-6749

Lie detection tests have worked the same way for 3,000 years – and they’re still hopelessly inaccurate. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/lie-detection-tests-have-worked-the-same-way-for-3-000-years-and-theyre-still-hopelessly-inaccurate-200741

Lying Is Good For You. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/2005/10/19/lying-dishonesty-psychology_cx_lr_comm05_1024lie.html?sh=19d0e6af107c

Deception in the Animal Kingdom. Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/deception-in-the-animal-kingdom/

AI Has Already Become a Master of Lies And Deception, Scientists Warn, ScienceAlert. https://www.sciencealert.com/ai-has-already-become-a-master-of-lies-and-deception-scientists-warn https://www.sciencealert.com/ai-has-already-become-a-master-of-lies-and-deception-scientists-warn