Why We Believe People When Our Brain Knows They’re Lying

‘Truth number one about lying: Lying’s a cooperative act.’

Danny Wallace
Forge
Published in
5 min readApr 3, 2020

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An illustration of a woman struggling to carry a giant brain on her back.
Illustration: Thomas Hedger

WWhen staff at the San Francisco Zoo heard an almighty noise coming from down the hall, they knew immediately that it had to be Koko.

Koko was an extraordinarily talented western lowland gorilla who had learned over 1,000 words in sign language…

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Danny Wallace
Forge
Writer for

Author of “F You Very Much”, “Yes Man”, “Join Me” and more.