Intelligence

How can breaching citizens’ privacy be lawful?

We should be concerned about the deployment of surveillance tech without any judicial oversight
18 January 2023, 17:36 PM

Good News: Forgetfulness maybe linked with higher intelligence

According to studies, our memory optimises decision-making by only remembering key points or valuable information. Forgetting the unimportant details is basically making space or optimising the memory for what matters. Researchers from the University of Toronto stated that new memories could overwrite old memories. They said, “It is important for the brain to forget irrelevant details. People can instead focus and optimise their memory to help them make intelligent decisions in the real world.”
17 August 2022, 14:04 PM

Why the IQ Test Itself Is Unintelligent

Think before you take another free IQ test.
7 July 2021, 18:00 PM

No bird-brain here: Ravens can plan ahead

Long admired for their intelligence, ravens are now known to be able to plan ahead, a skill previously thought to belong only to humans and great apes, says a study.
14 July 2017, 12:27 PM

Sabotage fear: Security beefed up at Dhaka airport

Security has been beefed up at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport following tip-off on subversive activities provided by detectives, the airport director says. The alert came after the killings of two foreign nationals and a blasts during Shia Muslim community's Ashura programme.
26 October 2015, 07:28 AM

Test your brain power

What English word is always spelled incorrectly? Why can't you take a picture of a man with a wooden leg in Barisal? Test your brain power. See if you can answer these questions.
20 May 2015, 04:31 AM

Breast feeding ‘linked to higher IQ’

A long-term study points to a link between breastfeeding and intelligence
18 March 2015, 05:25 AM

US, UK hacked Sim card firm

US and British intelligence agencies illegally hacked a major manufacturer of Sim cards to steal codes and facilitate eavesdropping on mobiles
20 February 2015, 09:33 AM