Is Assortative Mating Responsible for Rising Income Inequality?
George Mason University economist Tyler Cowen suggests that it might be.
Intelligence
Encryption Was Most Certainly Not the Reason Why the Paris Attacks Weren't Foiled
Investigators find phone data wasn't even protected at all.
The Government's Latest Attempt to Stop Hackers Will Only Make Cybersecurity Worse
"Cyberweapons" crackdown could be used to criminalize basic software-bug testing.
How Human Are Monkeys?
Sunday night's National Geographic documentary shows warfare, lying.
Lying Surveillance State Bootlickers Tell More Lies in Order to Spy on Americans
They want to repeal requirements for warrants and prohibitions on weakening Internet security
NSA, British Intelligence Poke Holes in Virus-Protection Software
According to newly released Snowden docs, the spy agencies use security vulnerabilities to hack and track users.
Average IQ Scores Have Risen 30 Points During the Past 100 Years
Did folks back in 1900 really have IQs averaging 70 points?
How CISA Threatens Both Privacy and Cybersecurity
Information sharing just doesn't work like CISA advocates imagine.
Obama Throws Intelligence Director James Clapper Under the Bus
President Obama is attributing the rise of ISIS to the intelligence community's failures in order to deflect criticism of his own incompetence.
Will Superintelligent Machines Destroy Humanity?
In a thoughtful new book, a philosopher ponders the potential pitfalls of artificial intelligence.
Are Conservatives Dumber Than Liberals?
It depends on how you define "conservative." The research shows classical liberals/libertarians are smartest of all.
NSA Admits to Wrongdoing—What Now?
The Director of National Intelligence lied to a congressional committee about the most massive Fourth Amendment violation in history. Will he be prosecuted?
Freedom for Me, but Not for Thee
Sen. Dianne Feinstein has no problem with experiments with American liberties, unless she and her staff are the victims.
Advocates Want Mentally Disabled Included in Minimum Wage Hike
The fact that they often can't contribute nearly as much labor is apparently not relevant
American and British Officials Worried About "Doomsday" Cache Stored By Snowden
It is believed Snowden has a lot more information to release
Anonymous Hacker Jeremy Hammond Handed 10-Year Jail Sentence
Released emails related to intelligence firm Stratfor
US Intelligence Officials: Intel Linking Assad to Recent Suspected Chemical Attack No "Slam Dunk"
Obama seems to think otherwise
Strategic Video Games Like StarCraft Improve Problem-Solving Skills
Also, it's impossible to find men who don't play a lot of video games
Scandals at NSA and IRS Are Equally Alarming
Both agencies reveal a government that's out of control.
Intelligence Services Struggling With Terrorist Suspects Keeping to Themselves
Decentralization causing headaches
