Intelligence, information warfare, cyber warfare, electronic warfare – what they are and how Russia is using them in Ukraine

From jamming satellite signals to spreading disinformation, Russia’s military has sophisticated technologies it’s bringing to the battlefield in Ukraine.

Justin Pelletier, Professor of Practice of Computing Security, Rochester Institute of Technology • conversation
March 1, 2022 • ~7 min

Technology is revolutionizing how intelligence is gathered and analyzed – and opening a window onto Russian military activity around Ukraine

National security professionals and armchair sleuths alike are taking advantage of vast amounts of publicly available information and software tools to monitor geopolitical events around the world.

Craig Nazareth, Assistant Professor of Practice of Intelligence & Information Operations, University of Arizona • conversation
Feb. 14, 2022 • ~7 min

IQ tests can't measure it, but 'cognitive flexibility' is key to learning and creativity

Are you good at changing perspectives? If so, it may benefit you in more ways than you imagine.

Victoria Leong, Affiliated Lecturer of Psychology, University of Cambridge • conversation
June 23, 2021 • ~9 min

We performed magic tricks on birds to see how they perceive the world

Testing whether the birds react to sleight of hand helps us understand if they see the world like we do.

Elias Garcia-Pelegrin, Researcher in Comparative Cognition and Evolutionary Psychology, University of Cambridge • conversation
June 2, 2021 • ~5 min

Seti: how microbes could communicate with alien species

A new study argues we should search for microbial life rather than human-like aliens.

Nalin Chandra Wickramasinghe, Honorary Professor, University of Buckingham • conversation
May 12, 2021 • ~8 min

Seti: microbes may already be communicating with alien species – new research

A new study argues we should search for microbial life rather than human-like aliens.

Nalin Chandra Wickramasinghe, Honorary Professor, University of Buckingham • conversation
May 12, 2021 • ~8 min

When did we become fully human? What fossils and DNA tell us about the evolution of modern intelligence

Artefacts suggest a ‘great leap’, a recent evolution of modern intelligence. Fossils and DNA argue that’s an illusion.

Nick Longrich, Senior Lecturer in Evolutionary Biology and Paleontology, University of Bath • conversation
Sept. 9, 2020 • ~9 min

Brain scientists haven't been able to find major differences between women's and men's brains, despite over a century of searching

Attempts to find brain structures responsible for supposed cognitive sex differences have not succeeded.

Ari Berkowitz, Presidential Professor of Biology; Director, Cellular & Behavioral Neurobiology Graduate Program, University of Oklahoma • conversation
Aug. 6, 2020 • ~8 min

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