Lying is something that comes naturally to all of us. From an early age we use deception every day. Babies cry more when someone is nearby. Children invent imaginary friends to feel less alone. Adults lie to feel better about themselves or to hide something they are not proud of. We lie to our friends about how they are wearing a dress to make them happy or we lie to our parents about the food we ate so they don't worry about us too much. However, not all lies are harmless. Some people use lies to deceive people and get something. We can use scientific knowledge to detect deception and using this knowledge we can begin to get to the truth and move from detecting lies to finding trust. Lying is a cooperative act. A lie will be of no use if we refuse to believe it. The power of lies lies in us who accept them. Sometimes we accept lies because we honestly don't want to know the truth. But there are times when we reluctantly participate in the deception. According to Pamela Meyer in her book “Lie Spotting,” we are lied to ten to two hundred times a day. Us...