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Predicting the IQ of Future People |
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Predicting the IQ of Future People The resignation of Jason Richwine from the Heritage Foundation raised the profile of racist views about IQ. Expect new publicity soon for genetic claims about intelligence, as Chinese scientists try to find genes that affect intelligence. |
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Ray Manzarek, founding member of The Doors, dies aged 74 |
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Ray Manzarek, founding member of The Doors, dies aged 74 Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist and founding member of The Doors who had a dramatic impact on rock and roll, has died. He was 74. |
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Why a BlackBerry Is Better Than an iPhone |
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 Why a BlackBerry Is Better Than an iPhone The iPhone wowed us all--and it nearly put BlackBerry out of business--but it emphasizes entertainment and not productivity. If you're an IT executive, it's finally time to put function before form, CIO.com columnist Rob Enderle writes. |
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Chinese hackers gained access o surveillance data from Google |
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Chinese hackers who breached Google gained access to surveillance data  Ellen Nakashima Hackers appeared to seek the identities of Chinese spies in the U.S. who might be under watch. The breach appears to have been aimed at unearthing the identities of Chinese intelligence operatives in the United States who may have been under surveillance by American law enforcement agencies. It’s unclear how much the hackers were able to discover. But former U.S. officials familiar with the breach said the Chinese stood to gain valuable intelligence. The database included information about court orders authorizing surveillance — orders that could have signaled active espionage investigations into Chinese agents who maintained e-mail accounts through Google’s Gmail service. |
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Can You Really Buy 'Cool'? |
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Why China's Property Prices Keep Rising |
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 Why China's Property Prices Keep Rising Despite attempts to cool rising residential property prices in some of China’s biggest cities, prices keep going up. Jones Lang Lasalle’s Michael Klibaner discusses why enforcing regulations is the biggest hurdle toward reining in the market. |
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Why Aren't More Wives Outearning Their Husbands? |
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E.J. Dionne: Democracy in trouble |
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Democracy in trouble  E.J. Dionne Jr. Is there something especially flawed about American politics? Across most of the democratic world, there is an impatience bordering on exhaustion with electoral systems and political classes. |
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Poverty Flees to the Suburbs |
New report: Suburban poor now far outnumber urban poor, but services still aimed at the cities. Ward and June Cleaver's house wasn't exactly built to last. And as retiring baby boomers downsize and young millennials flock to hip inner cities, not that many people want to live in a half-century-old suburban tract home—except people with no other options. |
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Carney: Senior aides knew about IRS investigation |
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Carney: Senior aides knew about IRS investigation Juliet Eilperin Chief of staff Denis McDonough and others learned of the investigation in April but did not inform the president, White House spokesman says. |
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Can cognitive differences in older adults be explained by genetics? |
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Genetics and the Aging Brain While some older adults develop severe memory problems at a relatively young age, others remain mentally active even into extreme old age. Though lifestyle factors including nutrition, physical exercise, and mental stimulation can help people grow older successfully, new research has also focused on the role that genetic differences can play. |
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Vitamin B could stave off Alzheimers |
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Vitamin B could stave off Alzheimers Elderly people could stave off Alzheimer's disease by taking Vitamin B supplements because they reduce brain shrinkage associated with the disease by up to 90 per cent, a study suggests. Consuming vitamins B6, B12 and folic acid can lower levels of homocysteine, an amino acid linked to shrinkage of the brain in conditions like Alzheimer's disease. |
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Michael Wolff: Yahoo buying Tumblr is not a turnaround story |
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 Yahoo buying Tumblr is not a turnaround story  Yahoo is still sinking. The Tumblr purchase is an effort to salvage what value is left for activist investor Dan Loeb Yahoo was a junk shop company until its dissident investor, Dan Loeb, got the idea to hire Marissa Mayer as the company's CEO, its fifth since 2011, less than a year ago. Because she was from Google (and already hugely rich in her own right), and a woman, and young, and pregnant, this was media story enough to shine a spotlight on her and Yahoo and make it seem like the company had, once again, arrived at a meaningful point of departure. |
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Apple to face Senate grilling over tax |
Apple to face Senate grilling over tax Tim Cook's appearance before a crucial senate subcommittee is likely to be dominated by questions over Apple's tax affairs. The Apple chief executive is likely to be asked to justify why his company reports a 25.2 per cent tax rate, yet pays 15 per cent to the US authorities and then sets aside additional cash for possible future tax liabilities. |
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John McAfee's Belize home burns to the ground |
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John McAfee's Belize home burns to the ground The strange case of computer software tycoon John McAfee takes a new twist as his home in Belize burns to the ground. |
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Paul Begala: Stop Calling Obama Aloof! |
Stop Calling Obama Aloof! by Paul Begala " I am furious and heartsick at the murders of brave Americans in Benghazi. I am appalled by the notion of groups being scrutinized by the IRS for their ideological views. I am deeply troubled when journalists are subpoenaed. These are, truthfully, important topics for legitimate, critical press and congressional scrutiny. But that scrutiny is shortchanged when, instead of digging into policy errors or personnel mistakes, Beltway big shots make sweeping, stupid, personal attacks on President Obama. It’s not that our president is too arrogant. It’s that our debate is too ignorant." |
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What States Have the Highest SAT Scores? |
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What States Have the Highest SAT Scores? Before you read further, jot down the three states you believe have the highest average SAT scores. Most people's guesses are way off the mark. |
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Boston bombing and Immigration Bill |
Boston bombing and Immigration Bill By Ed O'Keefe The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved the amendment by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) that would terminate the asylum or refugee status of anyone who returns to their home country. Graham introduced the amendment after investigators discovered that Boston bombings suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev had traveled last year to Russia and Dagestan after his family sought and was granted asylum from Dagestan in 2002. |
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Why the IRS Flap Matters Most for Obama |
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Why the IRS Flap Matters Most for Obama The IRS flap eats away at the underpinnings of what Obama promised when he ran in 2008: a revival of confidence that government is capable of solving problems in a nonideological way, writes Gerald F. Seib. The IRS flap eats away at the underpinnings of what President Barack Obama promised when he first ran in 2008: a revival of confidence that government is capable of solving problems in a smart and nonideological manner. That notion is central to Obama governance. |
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Tumblr Founder Says Site Will Keep Independence |
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Tumblr Founder Says Site Will Keep Independence 
By NICOLE PERLROTH Officials at Tumblr, a social media platform, and Yahoo, which is buying it, sought to allay concerns over the deal. “Marissa walked me through exactly what that would look like, what that could look like, and she showed me an opportunity for Tumblr to stay an independent company, effort and team,” Mr. Karp said in an interview with The New York Times. “Now, we can keep pursuing this mission and vision for our product with all this new wind behind our sails.” |
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Daniel Dennett's seven tools for thinking |
Daniel Dennett's seven tools for thinking Cognitive scientist and philosopher Daniel Dennett is one of America's foremost thinkers. In this extract from his new book, he reveals some of the lessons life has taught him. 'Often the word "surely" is as good as a blinking light locating a weak point in the argument.' |
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Weekend GOP Almost-Impeachment Update |
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Guidelines for Young People Dating Via the Internet |
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Guidelines for Young People Dating Via the Internet Have you considered Internet dating? Has your child? Internet dating is becoming more and more common today as many believe that it offers several advantages over traditional face-to-face meetings. Yet Internet dating poses challenges and even threats that kids and parents need to consider. |
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How Obama Handles Crisis by Jon Favreau The handwringers and bed wetters in the D.C. punditocracy should know that Barack Obama will never be on their timeline, says his longtime speechwriter. A biracial, freshman senator named Barack Hussein Obama wouldn’t be president if he didn’t possess ample political talent. But to say that his decisions are driven primarily by politics is to fundamentally misunderstand the man who occupies the Oval Office. Bailing out the auto industry wasn’t even popular in Michigan at the time the president made the decision. No one would mistake health-care reform for a political winner. The president’s national-security team couldn’t give him more than a 50 percent probability that Osama bin Laden was in that compound, and a miss or worse could have ended his political career. |
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How Inclusion Benefits Businesses |
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How Inclusion Benefits Businesses Can inclusion have a bottom-line impact for business? It's a question of question I think about a lot. I'm an advocate, but I also work in the business world. Can those two worlds meet? Can the business world create value for the community, in a way that also benefits the company? I've always hoped so, and thus I’m always alert for concrete examples in my daily life. |
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'Overspending Has Become a Modern Form of Mating Deception' |
 'Overspending Has Become a Modern Form of Mating Deception' Anna Broadway Living beyond one's means can make dating easier, but it leads to problems as a relationship gets more serious. - "Overspending may act as a false signal of wealth, and although it is a false signal, sometimes this deception is effective. In fact, given how core deception is in human mating, it seems clear that overspending has become a modern form of false signaling, or mating deception."
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Facebook: What Really Happened in the Biggest IPO Flop Ever |
Facebook, One Year Later What Really Happened in the Biggest IPO Flop Ever Khadeeja Safdar After Facebook's disastrous debut, the preferred clients of big banks walked away with huge profits. How? Public documents and interviews with dozens of investment bankers and research analysts reveal that the Street caught wind of something the public didn't. The social network and the banks told half the story. Here is the other half...... |
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The Flaw in Many Humanitarian Arguments for War |
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Some Second Careers Are a Leap of Faith |
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Some Second Careers Are a Leap of Faith After decades of pursuing money, titles and ever more stuff, some baby boomers are seeing retirement as a chance to "do good," and are turning to divinity schools and a spiritual life. |
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Speed limit on the entire autobahn? |
 Sign displays a speed limit of 120 km/h in Germany, Speed limit on the entire autobahn? For some, that’s simply un-German. Michael Birnbaum In the land of BMW and Porsche, the right to drive fast on the highway is viewed by many as inalienable. |
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