Watch a behind-the-scenes look at "We Are Wired That Way."

The first episode of National Geographic’s five-part series “We Are Wired That Way” has been released on Facebook’s new Watch platform. To celebrate, we spoke with Erika Bergman, the show’s host and a National Geographic explorer who pilots submarines as she explores the ocean.

The first episode takes on the topic of why humans lie, the science of which was explored in-depth as part of National Geographic magazine’s June 2017 issue.

“Taking time to be introspective and exploring what makes us work or what's inside of us is just as exciting as exploring what's around us,” says Bergman.

She gave us insight into what it was like to film the episode and what she learned in the process.

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