“Lying has evolutionary value to us as a species. Researchers have long known that the more intelligent the species, the larger the neocortex, the more likely it is to be deceptive. … Does anybody here remember Koko the guerilla (…) who was taught to communicate via sign language? Here’s Koko with her kitten, her cute little fluffy pet kitten… Koko once blamed her kitten for ripping a sink out of the wall.”

Pamela Meyer: How to spot a liar