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Intelligence

  1. science of us
    Angry People Tend to Overestimate Their IntelligenceUnless they’re also neurotic.
    By Katie Heaney
  2. The CIA Still Doesn’t Trust Jared Kushner With Its Most Sensitive IntelligenceThe president’s son-in-law received a permanent security clearance in May — but the CIA still won’t let him in on its deepest secrets.
    By Eric Levitz
  3. Trump Orders DOJ to Probe Leaks to U.S. Press About Manchester InvestigationAfter the U.S. was reportedly cut off from Manchester intel after crime-scene photos and the bomber’s identity were leaked to the U.S. press.
    By Margaret Hartmann and Jen Kirby
  4. genetics
    Yes, There Is a Genetic Component to IntelligenceIt’s important to recognize what the science says, and, no, that doesn’t lead us inexorably to Nazi race science.
    By Jesse Singal
  5. Trump Accidentally Confirms That He Leaked Israeli Intel to the Russians“I never mentioned the word … Israel,” Trump told reporters, implying that he shared the Jewish state’s intelligence without disclosing his source.
    By Eric Levitz
  6. Israel Gave Trump the Classified Intelligence He Shared With Russia: ReportOy vey.
    By Eric Levitz
  7. intelligence
    The Spy Who Can Change Disguises in a Public Bathroom“At times it could be extraordinarily difficult living with all the different names and aliases and so on.”
    As told to John Bowe
  8. Maybe Plants Remember Stuff“Overnight, they turn back to where the sun will be in the morning! They seem to encode, store, and retrieve that information.”
    By Drake Baer
  9. If You Have a Twisted Sense of Humor, It’s Probably Because You’re a Cool GeniusA new study found that an appreciation for dark jokes is linked to higher IQ and lower aggression.
    By Cari Romm
  10. CIA Chief Not Pleased That Incoming President Likened the CIA to NazisThe president-elect starts a messy, public feud with the director of the CIA, just days before inauguration.
    By Eric Levitz
  13. last night on late night
    Seth Meyers Confronts Kellyanne Conway on Latest Trump and Russia Allegations“This concerns me.”
    By Tolly Wright
  14. last night on late night
    Meyers & Kellyanne Conway Talk Trump Bombshell “This concerns me.”
    By Tolly Wright
  15. Intel Chiefs Presented Trump With Claims That Russia Has ‘Compromised’ HimA former MI6 agent claims that Russia has compromising information about the president-elect. And the CIA is taking that allegation seriously.
    By Eric Levitz
  16. After Intelligence Briefing, Trump Promises to Prioritize CybersecurityBut he did not concede Russia’s culpability in the hack of the DNC, and insisted cyberattacks had “no effect on the outcome of the election.”
    By Eric Levitz
  17. Success Depends on Your Personality More Than IQThe power of “non-cognitive” skills.
    By Drake Baer
  18. brain scans
    Running Lots Connects Your Brain RegionsMore jogging, more brain connections.
    By Drake Baer
  19. intelligence
    A New Theory for How Babies Learn Their First WordsIt’s what they see.
    By Drake Baer
  20. A Professional Guide to Dream InterpretationIt’s a lot like analyzing poetry.
    By Drake Baer
  21. Babies Are Helplessly Dumb, and That’s Why Humans Are So SmartIt’s a symbiotic relationship.
    By Drake Baer
  22. Donald Trump Tells America’s Intelligence Community That He Doesn’t Trust ThemOne day before he starts receiving classified briefings.
    By Eric Levitz
  25. A Preverbal Baby Is Way Smarter Than You ThinkThe “first words” aren’t even the beginning.
    By Drake Baer
  26. Your Dog Has an IQWhat new research on canine smarts may one day reveal about human intelligence.
    By Melissa Dahl
  27. intelligence
    Turns Out Blonde Ladies Are the SmartestWell, the smartest ladies, at least.
    By Tanya Basu
  28. Report: Clinton Never Sent Classified Information From Her Private Email AccountBernie Sanders may no longer have to hear about her “damn emails.”
    By Eric Levitz
  29. advice
    Ask Polly: Am I Too Smart for My Own Good?Stop thinking of yourself as cursed.
    By Heather Havrilesky
  30. oh men
    Men Love Smart Women Until They Actually Have to Talk to ThemYou can’t win.
    By Dayna Evans
  31. advice
    Ask Polly: Am I a Boring, Empty, Soulless Fake?Even if you were, what would that mean?
    By Heather Havrilesky
  32. British Tween Is Smarter Than You, EinsteinShe is also smarter than Stephen Hawking.
    By Dayna Evans
  33. what it's like
    What It’s Like to Be a Polyamorous Genius“I have learned that sometimes I have to acknowledge someone’s feelings even though they are stupid in my mind.”
    By Alexa Tsoulis-Reay
  34. We’re Testing Children on the Wrong ThingsAre we measuring what we want to measure in education?
    By Anya Kamenetz
  37. anxiety
    Worrying About Stuff Is a Sign of IntelligenceVerbal intelligence, anyway. 
    By Melissa Dahl
  38. Are Smart Kids Better at Drawing?What childhood art reveals about the child.
    By Melissa Dahl
  39. We Should Chat About That ChatbotTechnological milestone? Nope. Jump-start for an important conversation? Yup.
    By Jesse Singal
  40. tv review
    Lyons: CBS’s Intelligence Is Unbearably StupidHe has the Internet … right in his brain!
    By Margaret Lyons
  41. The CIA Has Way More Money Than Everyone ThoughtEdward Snowden leaked the U.S. intelligence “black budget.”
    By Joe Coscarelli
  42. Intelligence
    DAS Will Snoot-ify German Food
    By J'nai Gaither
  43. Intelligence
    Faking It With Alton BrownHe’s kind of a genius.
    By Alyssa Shelasky
  44. To Book the Waldorf Presidential Suite, You’ll Need a Background CheckNew York’s famous hotel likes to “know a little bit about you.”
    By Patrick Huguenin
  45. America May Be Trying Too Hard on CounterterrorismToo much information, too little time.
    By Dan Amira
  46. James Clapper Has to Be the Director of National Intelligence NowCongratulations, we think.
    By Dan Amira
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