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Is there a correlation between intelligence and education in Astrology?

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In answering this question, I will distinguish between astrology as an academic subject and astrology as a recreation. Astrology as an Academic Study or Discipline Britannica defines astrology as follows: Astrology is a method of predicting mundane events based upon the assumption that the celestial bodies—particularly the planets and the stars considered in their arbitrary …

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Why do parents often claim that their child is intelligent even if they don’t have much knowledge about their child’s abilities?

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Parents and grandparents usually overestimate the intelligence of their offspring because they observe in amazement the rapid rate at which their child absorbs information, while forgetting that we humans learn at a prodigious rate during our early formative years. In a very short time, we acquire verbal language, learn how to read and write, and …

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Can someone have too much intelligence? If so, what could lead to this situation and how could they address it?

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The greatest asset of a highly intelligent person is also their greatest liability–their difference from the rest of humanity. We live in a world where most people travel in a circular orbit around a center that we call “average” or “normal.” Most people are drawn to the consensus of the tribes to which they belong, …

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Is it possible for individuals with exceptional intelligence to remain unknown to the public due to their personality or lack of media exposure?

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Most people of exceptional intelligence will remain unknown to the public. We can prove this with simple mathematics. A person of IQ 140 (considered profoundly gifted) is in the 99.6th percentile. This means that their IQ is greater than 99.6% of all the population. In other words, people of IQ 140 or greater represent about …

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What type of intelligence is most common among famous and intelligent scientists and mathematicians?

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For centuries people have asked, “What thinking processes do mathematicians and research scientists use in making discoveries that advance the frontiers of human knowledge?” Unfortunately, we know little of the mechanisms that lie “under the hood” of our mental awareness. In my post last Monday, I outlined Henri Poincaré’s theory of the subconscious and how …

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Is there a correlation between age and creativity? Do people tend to feel more creative as they get older? Is this perception or reality?

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While we have a reasonably accurate knowledge of how intelligence changes with age, the question of how creativity changes with age remains under debate. Furthermore, it depends on the field in which creativity is measured. It is generally recognized that mathematicians and theoretical physicists reach the peak of their creativity before age 45. Other scientists …

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Is there a correlation between intelligence and self-esteem? Do people with higher intelligence tend to have lower self-esteem compared to those with above average intelligence?

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The self-esteem of high IQ individuals spans the full range from low self-esteem to high self-esteem. Our personal self-evaluation, when it is linked to our perception of our ability depends to a large extent on the people to whom we compare ourselves. We see this in sports like golf, where golfers are divided into flights …

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What are some ways to manage the challenges that come with having an exceptionally high IQ, such as pressure, expectations, and loneliness?

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The Problem A person with an exceptionally high IQ is usually different from the average person in their interests, their sense of humour, and their worldview. When they are young, they are often tagged with the epithet “nerd,” meaning that they are perceived by others as “weird.” Like everyone else, they want to be included …

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Is it possible for a person’s brain to overload if they are able to understand all the mathematical formulas of Einstein and Newton?

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A few years ago, I saw a cartoon in which a student, hand raised, asks his teacher, “Sir, may I leave the room; my brain is full?” The cartoonist has captured the natural perception that the brain is like a vessel with a limited capacity. Fortunately, the brain functions differently, otherwise we’d be unable to …

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