The truth machine: a social history of the lie detector

Plotting the hyperbola of deception

"A thieves' quarter, a devil's den": the birth of criminal man

"A vast plain under a flaming sky": the emergence of criminology

"Supposing that truth is a woman-what then?": the enigma of female criminality

"Fearful errors lurk in our nuptial couches": the critique of criminal anthropology

"To classify and analyze emotional persons": the mistake of the machines

"Some of the darndest lies you ever heard": who invented the lie detector?

"A trick of burlesque employed...against dishonesty": the quest for euphoric security

"A bally hoo side show at the fair": the spectacular power of expertise

The hazards of the will to truth.

Plotting the hyperbola of deception

"A thieves' quarter, a devil's den": the birth of criminal man

"A vast plain under a flaming sky": the emergence of criminology

"Supposing that truth is a woman-what then?": the enigma of female criminality

"Fearful errors lurk in our nuptial couches": the critique of criminal anthropology

"To classify and analyze emotional persons": the mistake of the machines

"Some of the darndest lies you ever heard": who invented the lie detector?

"A trick of burlesque employed ... against dishonesty": the quest for euphoric security

"A bally hoo side show at the fair": the spectacular power of expertise

The hazards of the will to truth.