Interesting Questions
Explore thought-provoking questions about intelligence, cognition, and human potential. Find fascinating insights that challenge common assumptions.
Aptitude vs. Intelligence
In every day language, aptitude is usually defined as a natural or inherent talent for a certain skill or activity. For example, we often talk about a studen...
Are You Born Intelligent or Does It Develop Socially?
Despite what many people think, your social environment can also play an important role in the development of your intelligence. Geniuses aren’t only born...
Do Intelligent People Have More Unusual Ideas?
While intelligence is something most people seem to want to increase, we also sometimes see very high intelligence as something unattainable and even strange...
Does IQ Help ADHD?
Intelligence for all of us exerts influence on many parts of life. Yet, with all of the health conditions affecting people today, one question is how intelli...
Self Esteem and Intelligence
Self-esteem is important for many reasons – helping us connect with people, giving us a solid sense of stability and confidence within ourselves. Self-este...
Smarter Kids from Active Mums?
It isn't exactly surprising news that being active has health benefits. The same holds true for pregnant women. Staying active helps a woman to stay healthy...
Using Computers for Intelligence
Computers are used by most of us for ‘intelligence’ in the sense that they can replace much of the work traditionally done by the human brain – and mor...
What are Mnemonic Devices?
Mnemonic is a word derived from the Ancient Greek “mnemonikos” which is itself derived from Mnemosyne, the name of the Goddess of Memory. Mnemonic device...
What is Memory Bias?
Memory is a very complex phenomenon and it is not surprising that certain things affect how well we remember things. These are called ‘memory biases’ and...
What is Social Intelligence?
It has long been observed that while some people may have strong intellectual abilities, they seem to struggle to master social skills which enable them to i...
Who Are Smarter - Men or Women?
One of the most controversial ongoing debates is whether gender affects general intelligence – in other words, are men or women more intelligent? The gener...
Why are Humans More Intelligent than Animals?
Darwin once famously said “there is no fundamental difference between man and the higher mammals in their mental faculties” – he firmly believed that t...