On an episode of ‘The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien’ that aired in 2009, the comedian Norm McDonald told a …

Occasional essays on the art, science and psychology of deception and counterdeception.
On an episode of ‘The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien’ that aired in 2009, the comedian Norm McDonald told a …
I recently visited a fascinating exhibition on ‘Parasites: Battle for Survival’, currently on at the National Museum of Scotland. The …
At this time of year, it is usual to complete some form of an end-of-year quiz, so please feel free …
“There are only patterns, patterns on top of patterns, patterns that affect other patterns. Patterns hidden by patterns. Patterns within …
“It is vain to find fault with those arts of deceiving, wherein men find pleasure to be deceived.” John Locke …
In seeking to develop an understanding of deception, perhaps an obvious place to start is with a dictionary definition of …
Deception exists throughout life. It occurs at all levels from the microbial to the geopolitical, and in every environment, including …
This site is intended to act as a repository for some of my thinking about deception and counter-deception. I’ll use …