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  • 24 Jun 2008

    How Kristie Macrakis Got “the Goods”

    Further to last week’s Washington Times article about Seduced by Secrets, Harvard Magazine‘s own piece about Makcrakis and her research gives us a glimpse at the woman behind the research behind the book. Escape plans and all! The Seduction of Snooping A recording device hidden in an ashtray. A camera concealed inside a pen, an […]

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  • 2 Jun 2008
    Kristie Macrakis

    Ian Fleming and America’s Love Affair with Technology

    As the spy world celebrates the birthday the noted author, Ian Fleming of the James Bond series, spy-tech historian Kristie Macrakis reflects on Felming’s role in bringing the world of spies and their gadgets to the masses. With enthusiasm and trepidation I taught a new seminar on the Technology of Bond, James Bond several years […]

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  • 14 Apr 2008
    Kristie Macrakis

    Spy-Tech Monday

    That’s it for Kristie Macrakis and her treasure trove of Stasi gizmos. Thanks for joining us. I’ll make it easier for everyone, and post all the pictures in a gallery below. Seduced by Secrets is available nationwide; get the full story! Many thanks to Kristie for sharing images from her own research. [UPDATE] Check out […]

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  • 7 Apr 2008
    Kristie Macrakis

    Spy-Tech Monday

    Goodness, it’s Monday already. The sky is gray here at Cambridge Americas, and the office is quiet. But I’m in high spirits, because we have some itty-bitty spy toys to showcase today. Kristie Macrakis, what do we have here? It’s Mini Monday! Spies can conceal cameras in many places, not just bras. This is a […]

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  • 31 Mar 2008
    Kristie Macrakis

    Spy-Tech Mondays

    Good morning, everyone. Feeling tired? On your third cup of coffee? I am. What better pick-me-up than one of the Stasi’s most ludicrous investigative methods, and one of their more amusing gadgets? Yes, it’s time to join Kristie Macrakis for another Spy-Tech Monday.   This week: Taboo — Hide the Children! …and you wondered why […]

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  • 24 Mar 2008
    Kristie Macrakis

    Spy-Tech Mondays

    It’s that time again. Kristie Macrakis, author of Seduced by Secrets, unveils some more Stasi spy gadgetry. The Stasi had a way about them. They loved their toys. As Macrakis argues, this obsession was part of their own undoing — rather than performing their duties as an intelligence agency, they focused on hoarding secrets and […]

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  • 17 Mar 2008
    Kristie Macrakis

    Spy-Tech Mondays

    Kristie Macrakis, author of Seduced by Secrets brings us some of the gadgets of the Stasi’s hidden spy-world, one photo at a time. There are a lot of cool images surrounding the hidden world of espionage, many of them surprising. Hidden in plain sight, in a mind-boggling array of forms, spy gadgets have a clever […]

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