CIA Begins Firing Recently Hired Officers
(nytimes.com)
The government cuts ordered by the Trump administration have hit the C.I.A.
The government cuts ordered by the Trump administration have hit the C.I.A.
CIA director says US has paused sharing intelligence with Ukraine
(techcrunch.com)
CIA director John Ratcliffe has confirmed the Trump administration has paused its intelligence sharing operation with Ukraine, following a heated exchange between the two countries’ leaders on Friday.
CIA director John Ratcliffe has confirmed the Trump administration has paused its intelligence sharing operation with Ukraine, following a heated exchange between the two countries’ leaders on Friday.
CIA Director Says U.S. Has Paused Intelligence Sharing with Ukraine
(nytimes.com)
The C.I.A. director John Ratcliffe said on Wednesday that intelligence sharing with Ukraine had been paused alongside military aid to pressure its government to cooperate with the Trump administration’s plans to end the country’s war with Russia.
The C.I.A. director John Ratcliffe said on Wednesday that intelligence sharing with Ukraine had been paused alongside military aid to pressure its government to cooperate with the Trump administration’s plans to end the country’s war with Russia.
Elon Musk and Spiky Intelligence
(natesilver.net)
Like a lot of successful people, he’s world-class in some dimensions of intelligence but deficient in others.
Like a lot of successful people, he’s world-class in some dimensions of intelligence but deficient in others.
Elon Musk and Spiky Intelligence
(natesilver.net)
Like a lot of successful people, he’s world-class in some dimensions of intelligence but deficient in others.
Like a lot of successful people, he’s world-class in some dimensions of intelligence but deficient in others.
Agency > Intelligence
(twitter.com)
Something went wrong, but don’t fret — let’s give it another shot.
Something went wrong, but don’t fret — let’s give it another shot.
US asked to kick UK out of Five Eyes
(computerweekly.com)
An unprecedented letter from the US Congress, released today, accuses the UK of “a foreign cyber attack waged through political means”.
An unprecedented letter from the US Congress, released today, accuses the UK of “a foreign cyber attack waged through political means”.
Studies correlating IQ to genius are mostly bad science
(theseedsofscience.pub)
Stratospheric IQs are about as real as leprechauns, unicorns, mermaids—they’re fun to tell tales about, but the evidence for them being a repeatedly measurable phenomenon that matters in any meaningful sense of the word is zip, zero, zilch.
Stratospheric IQs are about as real as leprechauns, unicorns, mermaids—they’re fun to tell tales about, but the evidence for them being a repeatedly measurable phenomenon that matters in any meaningful sense of the word is zip, zero, zilch.
How to Understand Things
(bigthink.com)
True intelligence isn’t just about raw ability — it’s about the discipline to investigate things creatively and directly rather than settling for shallow explanations.
True intelligence isn’t just about raw ability — it’s about the discipline to investigate things creatively and directly rather than settling for shallow explanations.
Elon Musk's DOGE Posts Classified Data on Its New Website
(huffpost.com)
Elon Musk’s team at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency has posted classified information about the size and staff of a U.S. intelligence agency on its new website, raising bigger concerns about where Musk’s programmers got this information and what they are doing with it.
Elon Musk’s team at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency has posted classified information about the size and staff of a U.S. intelligence agency on its new website, raising bigger concerns about where Musk’s programmers got this information and what they are doing with it.
NSA employees offered deferred resignation, early retirement
(therecord.media)
The National Security Agency is the latest intelligence community entity to offer its workforce the ability to leave their jobs in exchange for a paycheck for several months, according to two sources familiar with the move.
The National Security Agency is the latest intelligence community entity to offer its workforce the ability to leave their jobs in exchange for a paycheck for several months, according to two sources familiar with the move.
CIA Sends White House an Unclassified Email With Names of Employees
(nytimes.com)
The C.I.A. sent the White House an unclassified email listing all employees hired by the spy agency over the last two years to comply with an executive order to shrink the federal work force, in a move that former officials say risked the list leaking to adversaries.
The C.I.A. sent the White House an unclassified email listing all employees hired by the spy agency over the last two years to comply with an executive order to shrink the federal work force, in a move that former officials say risked the list leaking to adversaries.
A Spy Satellite You've Never Heard of Helped Win the Cold War
(ieee.org)
In the early 1970s, the Cold War had reached a particularly frigid moment, and U.S. military and intelligence officials had a problem.
In the early 1970s, the Cold War had reached a particularly frigid moment, and U.S. military and intelligence officials had a problem.
IQ is largely a pseudoscientific swindle (2019)
(medium.com)
“IQ” is a stale test meant to measure mental capacity but in fact mostly measures extreme unintelligence (learning difficulties), as well as, to a lesser extent (with a lot of noise), a form of intelligence, stripped of 2nd order effects — how good someone is at taking some type of exams designed by unsophisticated nerds.
“IQ” is a stale test meant to measure mental capacity but in fact mostly measures extreme unintelligence (learning difficulties), as well as, to a lesser extent (with a lot of noise), a form of intelligence, stripped of 2nd order effects — how good someone is at taking some type of exams designed by unsophisticated nerds.
Genetics, not shared envs, drives parent-child similarities in intelligence
(psypost.org)
How much of your cognitive ability is shaped by your genetic inheritance compared to the environment you grow up in? A new study published in Research in Social Stratification and Mobility suggests that the transmission of cognitive ability from parents to children is primarily driven by genetics, with little influence from shared environmental factors like family resources. The findings challenge traditional assumptions in social mobility research that often attribute these correlations primarily to socio-economic status.
How much of your cognitive ability is shaped by your genetic inheritance compared to the environment you grow up in? A new study published in Research in Social Stratification and Mobility suggests that the transmission of cognitive ability from parents to children is primarily driven by genetics, with little influence from shared environmental factors like family resources. The findings challenge traditional assumptions in social mobility research that often attribute these correlations primarily to socio-economic status.
How to Stop Worrying and Learn to Love Lynn's National IQ Estimates
(astralcodexten.com)
Richard Lynn was a scientist who infamously tried to estimate the average IQ of every country. Typical of his results is this paper, which ranged from 60 (Malawi) to 108 (Singapore).
Richard Lynn was a scientist who infamously tried to estimate the average IQ of every country. Typical of his results is this paper, which ranged from 60 (Malawi) to 108 (Singapore).
MI5 files suggest queen not briefed on spy Blunt in royal household for 9 years
(theguardian.com)
The late Queen Elizabeth II was not told for almost 10 years that Anthony Blunt, a surveyor of the queen’s pictures and a member of the royal household, had confessed to being a Soviet double agent, previously secret security files suggest.
The late Queen Elizabeth II was not told for almost 10 years that Anthony Blunt, a surveyor of the queen’s pictures and a member of the royal household, had confessed to being a Soviet double agent, previously secret security files suggest.
Flynn Effect
(wikipedia.org)
The Flynn effect is the substantial and long-sustained increase in both fluid and crystallized intelligence test scores that were measured in many parts of the world over the 20th century, named after researcher James Flynn (1934–2020). [1][2]
The Flynn effect is the substantial and long-sustained increase in both fluid and crystallized intelligence test scores that were measured in many parts of the world over the 20th century, named after researcher James Flynn (1934–2020). [1][2]
Ex-Mossad Agents Reveal How They Turned Hezbollah's Devices into Bombs
(twz.com)
Key details of the Israeli intelligence service’s operation targeting members of Hezbollah with exploding pagers and walkie-talkies in September have been revealed.
Key details of the Israeli intelligence service’s operation targeting members of Hezbollah with exploding pagers and walkie-talkies in September have been revealed.
' Straight Talk' on China's Offensives in the American Homeland
(thecipherbrief.com)
2024 has brought multiple reminders of the threats – real and potential – posed by the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
2024 has brought multiple reminders of the threats – real and potential – posed by the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
Playing video games boosts IQ in children
(sciencealert.com)
Researchers have linked spending more time playing video games with a boost in intelligence in children, which goes some way to contradicting the narrative that gaming is bad for young minds.
Researchers have linked spending more time playing video games with a boost in intelligence in children, which goes some way to contradicting the narrative that gaming is bad for young minds.
Memory is all we have
(onepercentrule.substack.com)
Few lives illuminate the deep capacity of the human mind as vividly as that of Eric Kandel. A Nobel laureate whose life story intertwines survival, curiosity, and groundbreaking discovery, Kandel exemplifies how life’s relentless challenges serve as an enduring test of intelligence in all its forms.
Few lives illuminate the deep capacity of the human mind as vividly as that of Eric Kandel. A Nobel laureate whose life story intertwines survival, curiosity, and groundbreaking discovery, Kandel exemplifies how life’s relentless challenges serve as an enduring test of intelligence in all its forms.
Anyone Can Buy Data Tracking US Soldiers and Spies to Nuclear Vaults in Germany
(wired.com)
A joint investigation by WIRED, Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), and Netzpolitik.org reveals that US companies legally collecting digital advertising data are also providing the world a cheap and reliable way to track the movements of American military and intelligence personnel overseas, from their homes and their children’s schools to hardened aircraft shelters within an airbase where US nuclear weapons are believed to be stored.
A joint investigation by WIRED, Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), and Netzpolitik.org reveals that US companies legally collecting digital advertising data are also providing the world a cheap and reliable way to track the movements of American military and intelligence personnel overseas, from their homes and their children’s schools to hardened aircraft shelters within an airbase where US nuclear weapons are believed to be stored.
NRO chief: "You can't hide" from our new swarm of SpaceX-built spy satellites
(arstechnica.com)
The director of the National Reconnaissance Office has a message for US adversaries around the world.
The director of the National Reconnaissance Office has a message for US adversaries around the world.