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Story Archives of 'Intelligence'
The Intelligence of Mobs
By Martha Poole on Tuesday, July 28, 2009.
The actions of angry mobs stick in our cultural memory — from lynchings in the south to the Rodney King riots. But what if such examples were really exceptions to the rule?
What Makes You So Smart?
By Abby Goldstein on Monday, September 29, 2008.
On the surface, it seems like intelligence is a pretty simple concept to understand. After we get to know people, we usually can tell who’s a braniac and who isn’t. But there are different kinds of intelligence, and many different ways to measure it, and scientists are still a long way away from figuring out what makes some of us smarter than others. Some of it’s nature, some of it is nurture, and it’s all very complicated.
Carl Zimmer wrote about some of the frustrated scientists looking into this subject for the latest issue of Scientific American. He joins us on Word of Mouth Monday to talk about his report.
Click here to read Carl's article, "The Search for Intelligence".
(Image by A.K. Photography)
The History and Controversy of IQ Tests
By Laura Knoy on Thursday, January 17, 2008.IQ tests have been used to measure children’s mental abilities, played a role in capital punishment cases and affected government mental health benefits and company hiring decisions. And while there's a general awareness of their shortcomings of intelligence testing, author Stephen Murdock says the tests remain as ubiquitous and important as ever. We look at the long and often controversial history of the IQ test.
Guest
- Stephen Murdock, author and journalist who has written for many publications, including Newsweek, The Washington Post and the Boston Globe
Granite State Delegation Backs Intel. Bill
By Priscilla Huff on Wednesday, December 8, 2004.The US Senate today followed the House of Representatives and approved the
Intelligence Reform and Terror Prevention Act of 2004.
The bill grew out of the report by the 9-11 Commission, which called for sweeping changes.
And as NHPR Correspondent Priscilla Huff reports, the Granite State's delegation voted with the majority.
Intelligence, WMDs and Lessons Learned
By Laura Knoy on Friday, July 9, 2004.Right after today's show, The US Senate Intelligence committee will release its report on how the CIA handled information on Iraq?s Weapons of Mass Destruction. We?ll look at the politics of this report, and what history can teach us about intelligence, war and past mistakes. Laura's guests are Thomas Trout, Professor of Political Science at the University of New Hampshire and Eugene Gholz, Assistant Professor and Director at the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce at the University of Kentucky.
Cloak and Dagger Books
By John Walters on Friday, April 9, 2004.Dan Halpin, of Cloak and Dagger Books in Bedford, has the largest collection of espionage literature in the world. What?s more, he knows just about everything there is to know about the history of intelligence in the U.S. He joins John to talk about famous spies, intelligence in a modern age, and the book that got his collection started.
Intelligence Through History
By John Walters on Monday, February 9, 2004.Doug Wheeler is an historian with a specialty in intelligence and spying. He joins John to talk about the controversy over pre-war assessments of Iraq. He also discusses the influence of intelligence on the course of history, how it?s been interpreted or misinterpreted by politicians, and how much we can reasonably expect from it.
Inside the CIA
By Laura Knoy on Tuesday, November 27, 2001.A new spotlight is on this covert agency and its role in predicting and preventing terrorism. We?ll get a history of the CIA and talk about its future and its image. Laura?s guest is writer and historian Burton Hersh, author of ?The Old Boys: The American Elite and the Origins of the CIA.? www.treefarmbooks.com
