If you had worked for the CIA, would you be better at analyzing your competitive situation, your competitors’ next moves or the chances for a new product’s success? Now is your chance to find out. The CIA has now released its manual for analyzing intelligence more effectively. It includes a good section on cognitive biases. For a more complete review see Vaugahn’s post at Mind Hacks.

Finally, an appropriate response to lists such as Fortune’s “Richest” and Time’s “Most Influential”. Britain’s IoS issues it’s “Most Happy” list, with a list of what defines happiness aligning nicely with the research we cited in branes’ latest Grey Matter.

Studies of schoolchildren who read in varying alphabets and characters suggest that those who are dyslexic in one language, say Chinese or English, may not be in another, such as Italian.