Since the 1990s, the psychological concept of emotional intelligence has intrigued people and has become part of our everyday language. (“That person has a lot of emotional intelligence.” “My boss has ...

Seven years ago, I took a bet from one of the most controversial figures in the scientific world. Charles Murray, the political scientist who—along with the late psychologist Richard Herrnstein—wrote ...

Increasing intelligence would lead to an interesting arms race: the evil corporate villains would be smarter than ever, but so would the government officials who were writing and enforcing the safety ...