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You Can See Everything and the science of spotting liars : Short Wave Opinion & Editorial
NPR News • 2w ago

You Can See Everything and the science of spotting liars : Short Wave

It feels like everyone we know is talking about the new documentary You Can See Everything. It tracks the effort of comedian and documentarian Nathan Fielder to suss out how deceptive Elizabeth Holmes, disgraced founder of the company Theranos, is. And after watching the film, we all left the theater wondering -- what could we see? How possible is it to ever really spot someone lying? So we of course called up an expert in deception and counter-deception research, Maria Hartwig, a professor of psychology at CUNY, the City University of New York. For more on sussing out a liar, check out our episode about what's wrong with the polygraph. Interested in more deep dives on the science behind pop culture blockbusters? Email us your question at [email protected] public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.

Time to work on that Halloween costume. Don’t choose wrong | CNN Education & Youth

Time to work on that Halloween costume. Don’t choose wrong | CNN

“Cut Right To It:” Halloween is the rare occasion to forget about the bad news of the day and embrace pop culture fun. It’s also scarily easy to veer past edgy and into poor taste. So whether you’re planning to don Elizabeth Holmes’ turtleneck, go blonde for Dolly or douse yourself with blood as Nikki from “Obsession,” consider the context of your costume before you head to that Halloween party.

You Can See Everything has the biggest opening weekend for a doc in 20 years. Technology
The Verge • 3w ago

You Can See Everything has the biggest opening weekend for a doc in 20 years.

Nathan Fielder’s three-hour documentary about Elizabeth Holmes raked in $15 million in its opening weekend. That’s double expectations and enough to place it in second place at the box office this weekend, behind only Street Fighter. What’s more, it’s the largest opening for a non-music or concert documentary since 2004’s Fahrenheit 9/11. [Link: ‘You Can See Everything’ Stuns With $15 Million Debut | https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/you-can-see-everything-box-office-nathan-fielder-elizabeth-holmes-huge-start-1236915640/ | Variety]

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