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  • The alethiometer is a device that measures the truth.

    Paperkraft.net 2009

  • Helped along the way by colorful companions and guided by the titular golden compass, actually an "alethiometer," something made in Prague which few can read.

    William Bradley: Angels and Demons and Religious Politics 2009

  • Helped along the way by colorful companions and guided by the titular golden compass, actually an "alethiometer," something made in Prague which few can read.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com 2009

  • 'alethiometer' and catches glimpses of exciting stories involving those same older, cooler characters.

    GreenCine Daily 2009

  • 'alethiometer' and catches glimpses of exciting stories involving those same older, cooler characters.

    GreenCine Daily 2009

  • Aiden Gregg, a psychologist at Southampton University who developed the timed antagonistic response alethiometer (Tara), found that in 85% of cases interviewees were slower at faking answers than when telling the truth.

    the timed antagonistic response alethiometer | clusterflock 2009

  • January 26, 2009 the timed antagonistic response alethiometer

    the timed antagonistic response alethiometer | clusterflock 2009

  • Will especially, but Lyra grew marvelously in The Subtle Knife, learning not to abuse the alethiometer simply cause she can, and the last three chapters were painstakingly tense and depressing.

    Books in 2008, #30 pabba 2008

  • For example, I could have done with about half the number of golden-hued special-effects shots of what Lyra sees in her alethiometer.

    Archive 2008-01-01 2008

  • Aiden Gregg, a psychologist at Southampton University who developed the timed antagonistic response alethiometer Tara, found that in 85% of cases interviewees were slower at faking answers than when telling the truth.

    the timed antagonistic response alethiometer | clusterflock 2009

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