Dylan Michels: How To Tell If Someone Is Lying
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About Event
Most of us think we can spot a lie. We watch for averted eyes, fidgeting, or red cheeks. The truth? We’re barely better than a coin flip. Canadian courts figured this out in 1951: how someone behaves tells you little to nothing about whether they’re telling the truth. So how do professional lie-detectors (e.g., investigators, judges, and adjudicators) decide who to believe when the stakes are high and the evidence is just two people’s word? Can you learn to spot a lie? And if you can, how do you use the skill for good?
Dylan Michels is a Workplace and Human Rights Investigator he previously earned Masters in Philosophy and Industrials Relations at the University of Toronto.
This event is the third in a new experimental series the Toronto Society Talks a place for Society members to present rigorously argued, original theses, debate the answers to provocative questions, and end the evening with a party among friends. Phones will be collected at the door.
6:30pm Talk
7:00pm Q&A
7:45pm Afterparty
Toronto Society Talks are sponsored by Ambition a new startup building a platform for the curious. Their aim is to help people learn and work together more easily than ever before. If it is a mission that resonates with you they would love to get you onboarded and working together to learn new things.
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Special Instructions
Phones will be collected at the door at the beginning of the evening.
Location
Ambition Office (Toronto Carpet Factory)
74 Fraser Avenue
Toronto, ON, Canada
About The Hosts
The Toronto Society is a home for learning, research, and culture. We bring people together across disciplines to sharpen their judgment, pursue a beautiful life, and take part in the conversations that shape our society. Learn more at thetorontosociety.com
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