Search

The article focuses on the criticism of timed tests in education and the belief that they do not accurately reflect students' intellectual abilities and skills.

The article focuses on former U.S. first Lady Jacqueline Bouvier who spent a year in Paris, France which became one of the greatest influences on her life. Topics discussed include Paris as the perfect incubator for her talents, her style, her wit and her ways of imagining and details on the author's retracing of Bouvier's days in Paris.

The article focuses on the thinking that to adopt post-truth thinking is to depart from Enlightenment ideas, dominant in the West since the 17th century, that value experience and expertise, the centrality of fact, humility in the face of complexity, the need for study and a respect for ideas. Topics discussed include how U.S. President Donald Trump both reflects and exploits this kind of thinking and how the erosion of Enlightenment values threatens good intelligence.

The article reports on a letter sent by U.S. President Donald Trump to leaders of the two congressional intelligence committees telling them about his intention to dismiss the inspector general, Michael K. Atkinson, for his key role in Trump's impeachment.

The article reports that the saxophonist and composer Roscoe Mitchell is best known as a founding member of the Art Ensemble of Chicago. and even when operating outside that pan-stylistic group, his approach contains multitudes.

The article reports that representative John Ratcliffe was nominated by president Donald Trump to be director of national intelligence and mentions court case United States v. Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development concerning government effort to shut down funding of terrorist groups.

The article reports that Richard Grenell, the acting director of national defense, is considering cuts to personnel and mission, a move that some intelligence officers viewed as politically motivated.

The article announces the nomination of Representative John Ratcliffe, Republican of Texas.

The article reports that new acting director of national intelligence, Richard Grenell, has asked an intelligence official who angered some lawmakers with a briefing about Russian interference in the 2020 election, to stay on in her role.

The article offers information related to the plans of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee to unveil a bill that would require a secretive intelligence court to appoint an outsider to seek wiretap orders that could affect political campaigns or religious organizations.

The article offers information related to the efforts of U.S. President Donald Trump to undermine the intelligence agencies in the U.S.

The article offers information related to the efforts of Richard Grenell, top U.S. intelligence official to shape his team of advisers for bringing in an expert on U.S. President Donald Trump's conspiracy to help run U.S. Intelligence Department.

The article announces the selection of Richard Grenell, by U.S. President Donald Trump, as acting director of national intelligence overseeing the nation's 17 spy agencies.

The article talks about Chinese hackers, like the C0d0s0 group of hackers for hire, and how they attack countries like the U.S. by taking over compromised computers in back offices of establishments like the Cate Machine & Welding business run by Gene and Lori Cate in Belleville, Wisconsin. Topics include the emerging industry in selling intelligence about hackers and attack groups like C0d0s0, the growing market for of threat intelligence providers, and start-up cybersecurity company Area 1.

The article looks at the science of brain training, or the idea that people can increase their cognitive function and prevent cognitive decline. It references a joint study by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and Cambridge University which suggests that brain-training exercises do not make people smarter but may delay some of the cognitive effects of aging. The effects of exercise and students' beliefs about their intelligence on learning are also discussed.

The article discusses the definition of the term "genius" and why are people attached to an individualistic notion of it.

The article presents the author's insights on the experiment designed by development psychologist Michael Lewis in 1980 which revealed that lying of children is a sign of intelligence.

The article profiles Mike Helfrich, head football coach of college football team the University of Oregon Ducks. Topics discussed include the fact that he is a native of Coos Bay, Oregon, his intelligence, and the ways in which Helfrich helps keep his team relaxed. The team's game against Ohio State University for the U.S. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) national championship is also mentioned.

The article discusses the studies conducted by various psychologists including Daniel Kahneman, Keith Stanovich, and Carey Morewedge regarding the individual differences in terms of rationality and intelligence.

The author comments on the research that details the importance of personality compared to intelligence in schools.