Is it brain size, or brain-to-body size that makes animals intelligent? Birds suggest it’s both, actually
Despite their 'bird-brains', some birds are among the most intelligent animals on the planet.
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Intelligence and life expectancy go hand-in-hand for parrots
These birds live exceptionally long lives for their size. Smarts may be their secret.
Rocket scientists and brain surgeons aren’t actually smarter than the general population
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
A window to the brain? Pupil size linked to intelligence
Children in greener urban areas have a higher IQ and fewer behavioral issues
More reasons to be living near parks and green areas.
Researchers teach AI to design, say it did ‘quite good’ but won’t steal your job (yet)
The AI is "learning how people solve a specific type of problem and creating new design solutions from scratch."
Paper wasps capable of behavior that we consider part of logical reasoning
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Your romantic partner probably isn’t as smart as you think
People tend to over-estimate their spouse's intelligence (as well as their own).
Orangutans don’t use tools instinctively — they actually think about what they’re doing
Give an orangutan a banana and you'll feed him for a day. Give him a stick and he'll poke bananas ...
Can you raise your IQ score?
Paradoxically, that wouldn't make you smarter.
What is the highest IQ in the world (and should you actually care?)
A high IQ is a nice head start -- but it's far from telling the whole story.
Orangutans can ‘talk’ about the past and the future, study suggests
We used to believe this is a human-only perk.
Cockatoos can create and manipulate tools, study suggests
Bird-brain? Hardly an insult.
Smart on a budget: researchers design free IQ test that takes 10 minutes to complete
"Our test, available for free, levels the playing field for a vast number of researchers interested in using it," the ...
Angry people are more likely to overestimate their intelligence — but that’s not the whole story
Results are intriguing, but psychologists are faced with a weird problem.
Scientists found nearly 1,000 new genes linked to intelligence
Intelligent people tend to live longer but are more vulnerable to autism and depression.
Wearing glasses might really mean you’re smarter, new study finds
Glasses can drastically change a person's appearance.
Too much of a good thing: very smart executives are less able leaders
Intelligence positively correlates with good leadership -- but only up to a point.
What creature plans and understands what’s in store? Quoth the raven, Nevermore
They've outsmarted all primates, and even four-year-old children.