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Displaying all articles tagged:
Intelligence
science of us
8/6/2018
Angry People Tend to Overestimate Their Intelligence
Unless they’re also neurotic.
7/13/2018
The CIA Still Doesn’t Trust Jared Kushner With Its Most Sensitive Intelligence
The 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.
5/25/2017
Trump Orders DOJ to Probe Leaks to U.S. Press About Manchester Investigation
After 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.
genetics
5/25/2017
Yes, There Is a Genetic Component to Intelligence
It’s important to recognize what the science says, and, no, that doesn’t lead us inexorably to Nazi race science.
5/22/2017
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.
5/16/2017
Israel Gave Trump the Classified Intelligence He Shared With Russia: Report
Oy vey.
intelligence
4/18/2017
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.”
2/22/2017
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.”
1/19/2017
If You Have a Twisted Sense of Humor, It’s Probably Because You’re a Cool Genius
A new study found that an appreciation for dark jokes is linked to higher IQ and lower aggression.
1/17/2017
CIA Chief Not Pleased That Incoming President Likened the CIA to Nazis
The president-elect starts a messy, public feud with the director of the CIA, just days before inauguration.
last night on late night
1/11/2017
Seth Meyers Confronts Kellyanne Conway on Latest Trump and Russia Allegations
“This concerns me.”
last night on late night
1/11/2017
Meyers & Kellyanne Conway Talk Trump Bombshell
“This concerns me.”
1/10/2017
Intel Chiefs Presented Trump With Claims That Russia Has ‘Compromised’ Him
A former MI6 agent claims that Russia has compromising information about the president-elect. And the CIA is taking that allegation seriously.
1/6/2017
After Intelligence Briefing, Trump Promises to Prioritize Cybersecurity
But 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.”
12/28/2016
Success Depends on Your Personality More Than IQ
The power of “non-cognitive” skills.
brain scans
12/14/2016
Running Lots Connects Your Brain Regions
More jogging, more brain connections.
intelligence
12/9/2016
A New Theory for How Babies Learn Their First Words
It’s what they see.
10/11/2016
A Professional Guide to Dream Interpretation
It’s a lot like analyzing poetry.
9/9/2016
Babies Are Helplessly Dumb, and That’s Why Humans Are So Smart
It’s a symbiotic relationship.
8/17/2016
Donald Trump Tells America’s Intelligence Community That He Doesn’t Trust Them
One day before he starts receiving classified briefings.
6/22/2016
A Preverbal Baby Is Way Smarter Than You Think
The “first words” aren’t even the beginning.
6/2/2016
Your Dog Has an IQ
What new research on canine smarts may one day reveal about human intelligence.
intelligence
3/23/2016
Turns Out Blonde Ladies Are the Smartest
Well, the smartest ladies, at least.
11/6/2015
Report: Clinton Never Sent Classified Information From Her Private Email Account
Bernie Sanders may no longer have to hear about her “damn emails.”
advice
11/4/2015
Ask Polly: Am I Too Smart for My Own Good?
Stop thinking of yourself as cursed.
oh men
10/20/2015
Men Love Smart Women Until They Actually Have to Talk to Them
You can’t win.
advice
9/23/2015
Ask Polly: Am I a Boring, Empty, Soulless Fake?
Even if you were, what would that mean?
9/9/2015
British Tween Is Smarter Than You, Einstein
She is also smarter than Stephen Hawking.
what it's like
2/24/2015
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.”
2/18/2015
We’re Testing Children on the Wrong Things
Are we measuring what we want to measure in education?
anxiety
12/17/2014
Worrying About Stuff Is a Sign of Intelligence
Verbal intelligence, anyway.
8/19/2014
Are Smart Kids Better at Drawing?
What childhood art reveals about the child.
6/10/2014
We Should Chat About That Chatbot
Technological milestone? Nope. Jump-start for an important conversation? Yup.
tv review
1/7/2014
Lyons: CBS’s
Intelligence
Is Unbearably Stupid
He has the Internet … right in his brain!
8/29/2013
The CIA Has Way More Money Than Everyone Thought
Edward Snowden leaked the
U.S.
intelligence “black budget.”
Intelligence
9/27/2012
DAS Will Snoot-ify German Food
Intelligence
10/3/2011
Faking It With Alton Brown
He’s kind of a genius.
2/21/2011
To Book the Waldorf Presidential Suite, You’ll Need a Background Check
New York’s famous hotel likes to “know a little bit about you.”
7/19/2010
America May Be Trying Too Hard on Counterterrorism
Too much information, too little time.
6/4/2010
James Clapper Has to Be the Director of National Intelligence Now
Congratulations, we think.