On: If this woman stays off her smartphone for an entire year, she'll win $100k

[markus_zhang]

Not difficult given the incentives. But the lie detecting sounds a bit worrying.

[comboy → markus_zhang]

Incentives say she will pass the lie detecting test. It would be a PR disaster if she said she didn't use it and the sponsor wouldn't want to pay.

It just gets more promotion than paying out $100K directly.

[beardog → markus_zhang]

It blows my mind that people still use the "lie detector" (polygraph) for anything.

[imtringued → beardog]

They are used for intimidation primarily. If you are being interrogated by a police officer and gullible enough to believe in polygraphs then you are more likely to tell the truth.

However, I bet the effect wears off after the first interrogation because you lose that last ounce of doubt "what if it works".