In retrospect, there seems to be a tell that when he's lying he won't look at the screen/camera: his eyes go up, left, right, anywhere but forward. What I find scary is that this practice of extemporaneous fabrication may be a well-ingrained habit at this point that isn't limited to the scientific realm of the author's life.
> his eyes go up, left, right, anywhere but forward
In this case perhaps that's a tell, but there are a lot of people who don't like looking people in the eyes for other reasons, too, just so you're aware.
Clearly, Lahart is a journalistic tool and charlatan, so he's @ the right place:
"Justin Lahart is an economics reporter based in New York. Previously, Justin
was a Heard on the Street columnist and wrote the Ahead of the Tape column."
That's not really science though. Body language in general, and eye placement specifically is my most hated pseudoscience.
I struggle to make and maintain eye contact, because bad childhood trauma. Eye contact was perceived as aggression and disrespect by the man who lived in my house, and would lead to beatings. There are a lot of us that struggle with that, for many different reasons.
https://cassyni.com/events/MiPYGu3qzKP5MQFWNUn9Tb
In retrospect, there seems to be a tell that when he's lying he won't look at the screen/camera: his eyes go up, left, right, anywhere but forward. What I find scary is that this practice of extemporaneous fabrication may be a well-ingrained habit at this point that isn't limited to the scientific realm of the author's life.