A brief selection of written press coverage is below:
- TIME Magazine: The Fascinating Reason Why Liars Keep On Lying
- The Guardian: From porkies to whoppers: over time lies may desensitise brain to dishonesty
- New York Times: Why Big Liars Often Start Out as Small Ones
- New Scientist: Lying feels bad at first but our brains soon adapt to deceiving
- Wired: The more we lie, the easier it is for our brains to be increasingly more deceitful
- Associated Press: Slippery slope: Study finds little lies lead to bigger ones
You can view a complete list here.
I have also written a number of articles on the findings and their implications for Aeon Magazine, The Dana Foundation and The Conversation as well as an op-ed for NBC.
You can watch a short video of me summarising my research on dishonesty here:
Blog Posts on Belief Updating
- Imperfect Cognitions: Optimistic Update Bias Holds Firm
- Imperfect Cognitions: Are people with depression more realistic