Tag: intelligence

New study shows intelligence shapes our ability to forecast life events accurately.

We all like to think we're exceptional. But statistically, you're probably not; and neither is anyone you know.

In a remarkable new study, crows demonstrated an intuitive grasp of geometry—identifying irregular shapes without training.

It turns out that language isn't what sets humans apart when it comes to complex thought.

Intelligence is controversial to define among psychologists. Mix in political ideology and you've got a spicy study.

These "genius" dogs take fetch to a whole new level.

Dive into the depths of the ocean and discover the astonishing intelligence of dolphins.

Is it possible to have a higher IQ by training?

A high IQ is a nice head start -- but it's far from telling the whole story.

Despite their 'bird-brains', some birds are among the most intelligent animals on the planet.

These birds live exceptionally long lives for their size. Smarts may be their secret.

Making it in professions typically seen as "very clever" may be more about hard work than innate cognitive abilities.

A window to the brain? Pupil size linked to intelligence

More reasons to be living near parks and green areas.

The AI is "learning how people solve a specific type of problem and creating new design solutions from scratch."

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People tend to over-estimate their spouse's intelligence (as well as their own).

Give an orangutan a banana and you'll feed him for a day. Give him a stick and he'll poke bananas ...

We used to believe this is a human-only perk.

Bird-brain? Hardly an insult.

"Our test, available for free, levels the playing field for a vast number of researchers interested in using it," the ...

Results are intriguing, but psychologists are faced with a weird problem.

Nerd.

Intelligent people tend to live longer but are more vulnerable to autism and depression.

Glasses can drastically change a person's appearance.

Intelligence positively correlates with good leadership -- but only up to a point.

They've outsmarted all primates, and even four-year-old children.

What shall we do with this information?

Researchers have shown that Asian elephants are even smarter than we thought.

Chow down.

The 21st century biggest musical prodigy might turn out to be a machine.

Researchers have trained bumblebees to score goals using a mini-ball.

Not a good sign for a race hoping to colonize space.

It turns out that ducklings are a lot smarter than we thought.

There's a lot more going on under those horns than you'd think.

University of Rochester researchers developed a new evolutionary model that suggests human intelligence developed to meet the demands of our ...

A new study from the University of Toulouse found that intelligence and learning aren't limited to organisms with brains. By ...

The mystery of the octopus genome has finally been solved, and this will allow researchers to answer some intriguing questions: ...

One of the most famous NSA whistleblowers (or the 'original NSA whistleblower'),  William Binney, said the agency is collecting stupendous ...

A link between heightened intelligence and autism has been suspected by scientists based on empirical evidence, and now genetic screening ...

People who excessively rely on their smartphones scored lower on tests which gauged cognitive abilities like analytical thinking than those ...

Is there a connection between intelligence and how likely you are to trust people? According to Oxford researchers, the answer ...

Improve your memory, improve your reasoning and observational skills, and many more - brain training games are becoming more and ...

Intelligence is very hard to define as a trait, as it's usually a simplified term used to describe a quantum ...

  I've always been fascinated by intelligence as a human trait. Smarter and more intelligent people seem to have this ...

  Or at least this is what a study conducted by scientists from Mcgill suggests. They made the largest study ...