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Hour Two: Lying / Paleontologist Michael Novacek

Ever dreamed about digging for fossils in far flung field sites? Wondered what it would be like to wander the world in search of Velociraptors or T. Rex? In this hour of Science Friday, Ira talks with real-life paleontologist Michael Novacek about his life and work, and discusses Novacek's new book ("Time Traveler: In Search of Dinosaurs and Ancient Mammals from Montana to Mongolia.")

A fossilized Velociraptor and Protoceratops battle
at the American Museum of Natural History.
(image © AMNH)
Plus, lying: a newly released study found that most people lied at least once within the first ten minutes of conversation after meeting someone. Are people naturally untrustworthy? We'll find out more.

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Guests:
Robert S. Feldman
Professor, Psychology
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Amherst, Massachusetts

Michael Novacek
Author, "Time Traveler: In Search of Dinosaurs and Ancient Mammals from Montana to Mongolia." (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2002)
Curator of Paleontology
Senior Vice President and Provost of Science
American Museum of Natural History
New York, New York

Books/Articles Discussed:

"Time Traveler: In Search of Dinosaurs and Ancient Mammals from Montana to Mongolia" by Michael Novacek. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2002.

"Self-Presentation and Verbal Deception: Do Self-Presenters Lie More?" Robert S. Feldman; James A. Forrest; Benjamin R. Happ.Basic and Applied Social Psychology, Volume 24 Number 2, June 2002.

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NY Times: A Paleontologist Retains His Sense of Wonder
Science Friday: August 1, 1997, Hour 2: Life in the Field
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Science Friday: May 26, 2000, Hour Two: Dinosaur News

This segment produced by: Annette Heist

 

 

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