Terence Tao, born on July 17, 1975, in Adelaide, Australia, displayed exceptional mathematical abilities from an early age and was considered a child prodigy. He mastered arithmetic at age 2 and entering high school at the age of 7, where he studied calculus. By the age of 14, he had become the youngest gold medalist …
An old adage asserts, There are three kinds of people: those who make things happen, those who watch things happen and those who wonder what happened. The first category is mainly populated by highly intelligent people, and the third category, by those who are at the other end of the intelligence spectrum. Highly intelligent people learn more …
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“I don’t want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member.” –Groucho Marx We humans are tribal beings. Each of us belongs to various “tribes” determined by our family circle, our religion, sports interests, political views, career choice, socioeconomic status and a host of other personal choices. Within each group, there …
There are a variety of reasons why a person might wish to know their IQ. When Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with ALS, he feared that it might bring cognitive impairment, destroying all his dreams to become a theoretical physicist. In these early years of his disease, he tested his IQ regularly to ensure that his …
Why are people interested in their IQ Score and what is the benefit? Read More »
People who are highly intelligent are usually aware that they have different interests from most people and that they learn things in school more easily than the average. Whether they flaunt their intelligence depends upon a variety of factors. In many cases bright young people want social acceptance and will disguise their gifts to masquerade …
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A person’s IQ is a measure of how they perform on an IQ test relative to others of the same age. Consequently, as a person ages, their performance on the IQ test relative to others of the same age does not change significantly. IQ scores are adjusted to account for your age, so your IQ …
Is it True that an adult’s IQ does not Increase with Time or Education? Read More »
This question assumes that average human intelligence has not changed significantly during the most recent 200,000 years of human evolution. That may be true, but we have no way to measure directly how average human intelligence has changed during this period. Evolutionary change is glacially slow. It takes hundreds of generations for substantial changes in …
Why has Evolution not led humans to a higher Average IQ than we Currently observe? Read More »
In countries where education is available to most people, we find that there is a strong correlation between intelligence and education. A large portion of those at the top of the intelligence spectrum pursue higher education, while few of those at the other end of the spectrum complete high school. Data collected by the College …
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The short answer to this question is a resounding “yes”! There are many examples of people who have not had access to formal education, but who have made significant contributions to the world of ideas and innovation. One of the most interesting stories is that of Srinivasa Ramanujan. One morning in 1913, Godfrey Hardy, the …
An evolutionary asset of the human brain is its adaptability. By the time you emerged from your mother’s womb, your brain contained about 100 billion neurons ready and waiting to connect with each other in response to the sensory experiences of your infancy. During your first two years on the planet, the neurons in your …
Is it possible for a person’s IQ to decrease from not using their brain as much? Read More »
