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Published on Dec 8, 2014 by SciShow
Sodium pentothal, the so-called ‘truth serum,’ is real! But does it work? Find out what ‘truth serums’ do, and how your brain lets you tell lies.

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Sources:
http://fas.org/irp/doddir/milmed/warpsychiatry.pdf
https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/kent-csi/vol5no2/html/v05i2a09p_0001.htm
http://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4375&context=jclc
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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/10/weekinreview/10injection.html?_r=0
http://io9.com/5902559/what-truths-does-truth-serum-actually-reveal

Tags: Irony, Open thread

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