Lie great number of lies, depending on how the political wind blows." The question of whether lies can reliably be detected through nonverbal means is a subject of some controversy. Polygraph "lie detector" machines measure the physiological stress a subject endures in a number of measures while he/she gives statements or answers questions. Spikes in stress are purported to indicate lying. The accuracy of this method is widely disputed, and in several well-known cases it was proven to have been deceived. Nonetheless, it remains in use in many areas, primarily as a method for eliciting confessions or employment screening. Polygraph results
Where the Dead Men Lie Where the Dead Men Lie Where the Dead Men Lie is a poem by Australian poet Barcroft Boake. It was first published in "The Bulletin" magazine on 19 December 1891, and later in the poet's poetry collection "Where the Dead Men Lie, and Other Poems" (1897). J. Larcombe in "The Worker" considered the poem "Boake's masterpiece...In it the young poet expressed his detestation of the cruel, selfish squatters, their inhuman conduct, and the tragedy for which they were responsible." "The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature" states "In the poem Boake uses the contemptuous name 'Moneygrub' to denote the typical wealthy