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Test Your Lie-Q
Can you spot a liar?
Most people are no good at detecting lies. In fact, many are unaware of the nearly 200 lies they hear every day. With training in the fundamentals of deception detection, we can significantly improve our liespotting skills. Before you step into real-world situations that demand watchful eyes and ears, click on the above photo and test your liespotting knowledge with our Lie-Q quiz, adapted from TEDGlobal speaker Pamela Meyer’s book Liespotting: Proven Techniques to Detect Deception.
The Stuff of Life
Issue 15
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Origins
Embracing Otherness
Actress Thandie Newton on the journey to build identity and discover the self. 
Complex Systems
Trial & Error
Our biggest mistakes and failures can lead to our most revolutionary ideas. 
Slideshow
Inside Out
2011 TED Prize winner JR is helping others around the world canvas their community.
From the Editor's Desk
Letter From the Editor
European Director of TED Bruno Giussani sets the stage for the Stuff of Life. 
Inside Out
Inside Out Bastrop
The resilience of a Texas town faced with wildfires is documented as part of the Inside Out project.
Biomimicry
Learning to Fly
German engineering company Festo creates a robot that looks—and flies—like a bird.
Conversation
On the Media
An interview with Pat Mitchell on curating a TEDGlobal session and what it takes to be a journalist. 
Pop Quiz
Test Your Lie-Q
Test your liespotting knowledge with TEDGlobal speaker Pamela Meyer's Lie-Q quiz.
Sleep
After Hours in Edinburgh
A look at the TEDGlobal parties that begin when the conference sessions end. 
The Dark Side
Is the Internet a Human Right?
Has Internet access reached the status of a basic need like clean water or electricity?
The Dark Side
Under the Microscope
Hasan Elahi, an FBI target, exposed every detail of his life online for the government to see. 
The Hidden Stuff
History in 3 Dimensions
CyArk photographs World Heritage sites from a new view. 
The Hidden Stuff
Counting the Ocean
The Census of Marine Life gives us a glimpse of the new life discovered in the big blue. 
The Hidden Stuff
Pleasure is in the Mind of the Beholder
Even our most seemingly simple pleasures are affected by our beliefs about hidden essences. 
The Dark Side
Cybercop
Mikko Hypponen and his team are defending the Internet, one virus at a time. 
Complex Systems
Math Rock
Geoffrey West explains the universal mathematics that govern cities. 
Complex Systems
The Post-Rational Mind
Sometimes you need to be illogical to solve tough problems and get to the best ideas. 
Complex Systems
The Urbaneers
TED Fellow Mitchell Joachim and Planetary ONE are going beyond green to re-engineer Brooklyn.
Conversation
Dr. Love
Paul Zak has a secret ingredient for making the economy thrive: oxytocin. 
Origins
Getting a TED Education
A new curriculum for expanding your understanding of the world. 
Origins
The Kiss
TEDGlobal speaker Sheril Kirshenbaum explores the art and science of lip-locking. 
Artivism
Urban Design Gets Sticky
Interactive street art makes local citizens placemakers.
