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It’s thought there are as many as 111 different types of lie. We all do it and if we didn’t， we wouldn’t be human. When we do lie， how can we avoid being caught and how good are we at spotting lies？

Although people say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover， it seems that we are more than happy to judge a person by their face.

The practice of 1）physiognomy， determining someone’s character from their facial features， goes back hundreds of years.

（The researcher conducts a street survey.）

Researcher： Two faces， which is the more 2）trustworthy？ Quick choice.

Respondent A： Him.

Researcher： Him， why？

Respondent A： Erm…I don’t know. He’s not so rough-looking.

Respondent B： That one.

Researcher： Why him？

Respondent B： Erm， bigger eyes.

Researcher： Bigger eyes. What’s about this face？

Respondent C： Mmm， softer.

Researcher： So softer face.

Respondent C： Round…more rounded.

Researcher： Rounder， more soft， more trustworthy.

Respondent C： Yeah.

Respondent D： He’s got a fuller mouth. He’s got rather a thin mouth.

Respondent C： He looks like a criminal.

Researcher： Why…why？！

Respondent C： I don’t know. It’s just the， the， the 3）chiseled jaw. I can’t explain it.

Researcher： So there is something about soft rounded features means more believable， more trustworthy？

Respondent D： Yeah.

Even though there’s no scientific evidence to back it up， the majority of people we stopped 4）instinctively associated more 5）aquiline features with dishonesty， something known as the 6）baby face effect. So whether it’s instinct or just that we trust people like ourselves， it seems that when it comes to judging honesty， we’re anything but objective.

Artist Beth Shannon has a gift which sets her apart from literally 99.9% of the human race. Just by looking at someone’s face， she’s able to tell almost instantly whether they’re lying or not. So rare is Beth’s talent that people like her have even been given a special name. Lie Wizards.

Although Beth’s talent comes naturally， it’s based on scientific fact.

It’s been calculated that the human face is capable of 46 separate movements， which when combined， reflect the entire range of human emotion. What to your eye is the licking of the lips is in fact movement No. 37， a raised 7）eyelid， often a sign of surprise， is No. 5， and a simple lip bite， No. 32. Most of the time， we are in control of these movements， but every now and then and particularly when we’re under stress， they leak out.

It’s these 8）involuntary micro expressions lasting less than a quarter of a second， that Beth Shannon looks for when searching for evidence of 9）deceit.

Researcher： Beth， now， what I’d like to show you is a video clip that you may be quite familiar with. And what I’d like you to do， if you can please， just point out to me the examples of micro expressions that you can see in this clip.

Bill Clinton （Former American President）： （in video） But I want to say one thing to the American people. I want you to listen to me. I’m gonna say this again. I did not have sexual relations with that woman， Miss Lewinsky. I never told anybody to lie， not a single time. Never. These 10）allegations are 1.

Researcher： OK， first reactions？

Beth： Umm…I saw several micro expressions that I thought gave him away during his denial.

OK， stop right there. He’s got kind of a badboy look on his face right there.

Researcher： He’s sort of chewing his lip.

Beth： He looks rather amused to me， like he’s getting ready to put one over. He doesn’t look nearly as serious as he should be， considering the 11）gravity of the situation.（Video： I want to say one thing…）

Beth： OK， stop. OK， look at， he’s got a 12）smirk on his face， he’s got a smirk. And again that is not an appropriate facial expression， considering that he’s about to tell something very serious to the， to the public. He’s addressing the public right now.

Researcher： So you think that he is， in a sense， unable to control that aspect of his behavior. It sort of leaks out.

Beth： Yes， he’s got the 13）fa？ade that he’s trying to put over on the people. But he’s having this whole other parallel thought process going on ’cause he...he’s lying. He’s not telling the truth.

Researcher： Those little micro expressions gave the game away.

Beth： Yeah， 14）tell-tale， tell-tale expressions.

Researcher： Sorry Bill.

Beth： Guilty as charged.

Researcher： Guilty as charged.

據稱在日常生活中，我們使用的謊言類型多達111種。我們都會說謊，這是人類的一種本能。我們說謊時，怎樣才能不被識破呢？而我們在識辨他人的謊言方面表現又如何呢？

雖然俗話說，我們不應該單憑封面來評判一本書的好壞，但我們似乎都很喜歡以貌取人。

從一個人的面部特征來推測其性格的觀相學已經有好幾百年的歷史了。

（研究員進行街頭調查。）

研究員：這兒有兩副面孔，你覺得哪個更值得信賴？做一個快速選擇。

回答者甲：這個人。

研究員：他，為什么？

回答者甲：呃，不知道。他看起來沒那么粗獷。

回答者乙：這個。

研究員：為什么？

回答者乙：呃，眼睛更大。

研究員：大眼睛。這張臉呢？

回答者丙：嗯，柔和些。

研究員：面部線條更柔和。

回答者丙：圓……臉更圓。

研究員：臉更圓、更柔和，就更值得信賴。

回答者丙：是的。

回答者丁：他的嘴唇更飽滿，而另外一個人的嘴唇很薄。

回答者丙：他看起來像個罪犯。

研究員：為什么……為什么？！

回答者丙：我不知道。應該是……他的臉輪廓分明。我也說不清。

研究員：因此，有張看起來讓人覺得柔和的圓臉，他就更值得信賴？

回答者丁：是啊。

盡管沒有科學證據的支持，大多數被訪者都會不自覺地把面部輪廓更突出的人與不誠實聯系起來。這就是娃娃臉效應。因此，不管是出于我們的直覺，還是說我們會更傾向于信任與自己相似的人，事實是在判斷他人是否誠實的問題上，我們非常主觀。

藝術家貝思·香農有一種千里挑一的天賦，這使她變得與眾不同。