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Hi Wendy,

At NEMO, we have two excellent (and popular) polygraph exhibits based  
on GSR measurement, both developed by the Experimentarium in Denmark.

1. In "Measure your Emotions", visitors place their index and middle  
finger on a metal holder that registers GSR while they look at  
different pictures on a computer screen. They are then shown how  
their GSR reacted to each picture and which picture produced the  
highest GSR response.

2. In Read my Mind (for two visitors), an 'interrogator' questions a  
'suspect' whose fingers are similarly placed on a metal holder  
measuring GSR. 'Suspect'  is asked to write down (a) 9 numbers and  
think of one of them, or (b) 5 birthdays (one of which is his/hers,  
or (c) 5 names of people (one of which s/he's in love with), and to  
concentrate his/her thinking on that.  The interrogator then reads  
aloud the items, while concentrating on the needle of the device  
which registers GSR. It is quite easy to see what suspect is thinking  
of, cause the needle gives a higher reading when interrogator reads  
aloud the item that the suspect has in mind!

Both these exhibits are robust and work well. I suggest you contact  
Nils Hornstrup at the Experimentarium if you want more information.

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Good luck,

Diana

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Dr. Diana C. Issidorides
Senior Scientist & Exhibition Developer
Science Center NEMO
P.O. Box 421
1000 AK Amsterdam
The Netherlands
T: +31205313119
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www.e-nemo.nl

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