From The Telegraph, (behind a paywall, for full article see here) Scientists showed for the first time that a person’s IQ can be predicted just by studying their DNA. In the largest ever study looking at the genetic basis for intelligence, researchers at the University of Edinburgh and Harvard University discovered hundreds of new genes linked to brain power. But nobody knew which were the ‘smart... 

Ever since IQ tests were introduced in the 1930s, the intelligence curve has pointed upwards – as societies evolve, people become smarter. In recent years, though, IQ levels have begun to decline at an alarming rate. Swedish brain researcher Martin Ingvar, who has 35 years of experience in neuroscience, ascribed part of the blame for shrinking intellectual capacity to television and the overuse... 

According to a new CNN article, fluoride dumbs children down by lowering their IQs! Alex Jones was right after all! Well the solution is easy, just buy water filtration systems that specifically claim to stop fluoride, then take a small sample of the filtered water to a lab or you can test it out yourself with a specialized kit. If the filter is good and truly retained fluoride, then problem solved! Government... 

According to an article overnight from Sputniknews.com regarding the highly-anticipated declassified US intelligence report information included in the report was published in 2012. The intelligence report was supposed to prove that Russia supported Donald Trump in the recent US election for President, The annex in the [declassified] report contained so-called evidence from Russia Today (RT) that... 

Anonymous allegations that Russian government hackers interfered with the US elections are “evidence-free,” several retired intelligence professionals argued in an open letter. Any hack would have been noticed by the NSA, which has stayed silent, they say. Last Friday, the New York Times and the Washington Post cited anonymous sources claiming the CIA believed Russia was behind hackers who exposed... 

If we continue to put garbage in, we are going to continue to get garbage out, and that is the cold, hard reality of the matter. Ten years ago, a major Hollywood film entitled “Idiocracy” was released, and it was an excellent metaphor for what would happen to America over the course of the next decade. In the movie, an “average American” wakes up 500 years in the future only to discover that... 

US military and intelligence officials are anxious about Russian submarines and spy ships operating around undersea global communications cables, The New York Times reported, adding that the main concern is Russia cutting the cables during conflict. The report added that there was no concrete evidence supporting the concerns and was based on increased mistrust of any Russian activity. “I’m worried... 

Sergey Ryabkov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. Washington’s failure to share data with Russian intelligence about terrorist positions in Syria makes one question the goals that Americans have in their anti-ISIS campaign in Syria and Iraq, a senior Russian diplomat has said. The refusal to share intelligence on terrorists “just confirms once more what we knew from... 

A junior Australian defense staffer is on trial after he allegedly downloaded and leaked a “highly sensitive” intelligence report to an online forum. The intelligence service says there is no way of knowing now who may have seen the document. The classified Defense Intelligence Organization (DIO) assessment report, allegedly meant for Australia’s allies, was reportedly obtained by a 21-year-old... 

Playing music enhances gene activity related to memory, learning, motor behavior and dopaminergic neurotransmission, a new study says. A Finnish research group carried out the study on musicians from a professional orchestra and music university, the ScienceDaily website reported on Friday. “The findings provide a valuable background for molecular studies of music perception and evolution, and... 

As Americans, we tend to be pretty full of ourselves, and this is especially true of our young people. But do we really have reason for such pride? According to a shocking new report from the Educational Testing Service, Americans between the ages of 20 and 34 are way behind young adults in other industrialized nations when it comes to literacy, mathematics and technological proficiency. Even though... 

A recent study suggests that genes tied to autism development risk are associated with higher intelligence in people. The study was carried out by researchers at the Universities of Edinburgh and Queensland and published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry. “Our findings show that genetic variation which increases risk for autism is associated with better cognitive ability in non-autistic individuals,”... 

Intelligence service BND failed to protect the private data of German citizens as it handed over internet data collected at a Frankfurt traffic hub to the US, German media report citing secret documents. The documents cited by VDR and EDR television and the newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung, which broke the news together, were obtained from the federal government during an ongoing parliamentary investigation... 

Australia and Singapore agree to enhance intelligence sharing. Australia and Singapore have agreed to enhance intelligence sharing amid concerns about the threat posed by Takfiri militants returning home from Syria and Iraq. The agreement was reached during a meeting between Singaporean Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen and visiting Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop on Friday. “In this context of... 

Better adjusted: Researchers found that young people who indulged in a little video game playing were very sociable and were also most likely to say they were satisfied with their lives. Children who play video games for less than an hour a day are better adjusted than those who have never used them or play them to excess. Researchers found that young people who indulged in a short spell of gaming...