education Three-year-old boy is now the youngest member of Mensa UK David Pescovitz

twitter China's using LinkedIn to recruit spies… again Séamus Bellamy

russia A Russian spy's story of fear, blackmail and betrayal Séamus Bellamy

turkey Turkish Intelligence developed a smartphone apps that lets its citizens rat each other out Séamus Bellamy

picks Intelligence officials sue to end pre-publication government review of writings Xeni Jardin

police Internal files reveal how US law enforcement classes anti-fascists as fascists, and actual fascists as "anti-anti-fascists" Cory Doctorow

china Trump administration considering deep background checks on Chinese students Séamus Bellamy

world news CIA Director Gina Haspel heads to Turkey for Jamal Khashoggi investigation Xeni Jardin

politics Former NSA contractor Reality Winner sentenced to 5+ years in prison for leaking secret report on Russian election hacking to The Intercept Xeni Jardin

politics Trump threatens to revoke security clearance of intel chiefs who criticize him (LOL, half those guys lost theirs already) Xeni Jardin

News Tech giants met with intel chiefs at Facebook HQ to discuss Russian attacks on midterm elections Xeni Jardin

Delightful Creatures Dogs have more cortex neurons than cats, but raccoons beat them both Mark Frauenfelder

russia "Journalism Jesus" rises from the grave to tweak the nose of Russian intelligence officials Séamus Bellamy

Science Scientists discover hundreds of new genes that may affect cognitive ability Andrea James

Funny 'People who boast about their I.Q. are losers' —Stephen Hawking Xeni Jardin

politics Global spy agencies meet for "Five Eyes" intel-sharing network in New Zealand, including U.S. FBI, CIA, NSA Xeni Jardin

trump U.S. spies are withholding intelligence from Donald Trump, who has none Xeni Jardin

animals Inspector Crow: birds investigate cause of death when they find a body Rob Beschizza

security New documents shed light on secret DoJ rules for targeting journalists with National Security Letters Trevor Timm

Science Why do smart people live longer? David Pescovitz