New Scientist recommends: Spies, Lies and Deception and Chimp Empire

This week, I went to London’s Imperial War Museum to see the free exhibition Spies, Lies and Deception. It starts with some James Bond-style gadgets, including a lipstick with a hidden camera, a matchbox with a secret compartment and shoes that make fake footprints. I liked the “Lies and Deception” part on how armies spread disinformation, such as through a fake medical report from the second world war claiming that German wholegrain bread would cause all sorts of deadly illnesses.

I’ve also been watching Chimp Empire. Just like any good drama, this new Netflix series has stories of…