What is the reason for society’s obsession with intelligence?

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Throughout history, human societies have been hierarchal with each individual holding a rank or status based upon variables such as wealth, physicality, intelligence or birthright. In the most primitive societies, physical contests determined who rose to tribal leadership and top status. Consequently, males were dominant and females were allotted lower status. As societies became larger …

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Can a Person Possess both high Intelligence and High Emotional intelligence? If so, how would their personality be described?

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The combination of intrapersonal and interpersonal skills, is said to constitute emotional intelligence (EQ). For those who have a high IQ, say 130 or greater, obtaining a correlation between IQ and EQ is mainly anecdotal because EQ is much more difficult than IQ to measure. Tests such as the MSCEIT, designed to measure emotional intelligence, are difficult to norm …

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How come some people are so smart and others not; is it genetic?

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Yes, research has revealed that some people do, indeed, have higher intelligence than others. This was established unequivocally by Bouchard and others during the 1990’s in their study of identical twins who were raised in different environments. Since the twins in Bouchard’s Minnesota study were raised apart, no part of the correlation in the IQ …

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Can reading too much fiction be detrimental to the brain?

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Reading, in itself, is a cognitive activity that involves the interpretation of script and its translation into concepts. So there is an inherent stimulation of the brain during the process of reading. Some recent research suggests that there is more mental activity involved in reading, than in the more passive observation of a television screen, …

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What causes some individuals to feel the need to vocalize their intelligence or skills? Do they believe others are unaware of their abilities?

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What follows is a long answer to a short question, but it may be needed to provide a perspective. To gain an insight into the underlying motivations in human behavior, it is useful to examine a predominant theory of our evolution as a species. In the early stages of our existence, we survived as hunter-gatherers …

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What Have We Learned About The Brain From The Athletic Phenoms? Part 3 Of A 3-Part Story

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This is the last of a 3-part story that investigates what we have learned from three athletic “phenoms” about the brain and its adaptability during its period of greatest neuron growth. In Part 1, we looked at the early life of soccer star Pelé, and examined the flow state he experienced, during his moments of …

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What have we learned about the brain from the Athletic Phenoms? Part 2 of A 3-part story

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In What have we learned about the brain from the Athletic Phenoms? Part 1 of a 3-part story, we observed that the once-in-a-generation “phenoms” who emerge in the sports world have early-life commonalities that suggest something about our acquired intelligence. In that post, we looked at the legendary athletic performance of Pelé, the soccer superstar …

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What have we learned about the brain from the Athletic Phenoms? Part 1 of A 3-part story

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Sports psychologists are recognizing that excellence in sports is more mental than physical. Arnold Schwarzenegger, seven-time winner of the Mr. Olympia title, who built one of the greatest physiques through gruelling workouts, once observed, “When the going gets tough, it’s always the mind that fails first, not the body.” Indeed, it’s the mind that drives …

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What is the impact of having a higher IQ on one’s life and behavior? Does it have positive and negative Effects?

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Exceptionality in any domain poses challenges and problems, because the world is designed to accommodate those of average height, of average size and average intellect. Tall people find themselves squashed into airline seats made for those of average size, while short people may have difficulty reaching the overhead storage compartment for their luggage. Clothing stores …

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