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In theory, it would seem to be relatively easy to decrease intelligence by destroying brain cells or their interconnections (synapses). Surprisingly, the brain’s neuroplasticity enables it to rebuild parts of the brain that have been destroyed through surgery or disease. In cases when hemispherectomies (removal of one of the brain’s two hemispheres) have been performed …
Do You Lose IQ Points when You Tip a Glass or Two? Read More »
Today, March 1 is the birthday of Frédéric Chopin, one of the great musical geniuses of the Romantic Era in classical music. Frédéric Chopin was born on March 1, 1810 in Żelazowa Wola, a village near Warsaw. A renowned child-prodigy pianist and composer, he grew up in Warsaw where he completed his musical education. At …
A Celebration of Chopin’s Genius on his Birthday recalls the Defiance of Invading Armies Read More »
Throughout the cold winter weeks in February of 2022, Russian tanks rolled across the steppe of Eurasia to the border of Ukraine, gathering like a flock of vultures, patiently waiting for an opportune time to strike. Troops gathered by the hundred thousands waiting for orders while Vladimir Putin weighed his options. Was Putin playing high-stakes …
On February 24, the world watched in horror as Russian missiles were fired across the border and their tanks rolled into Ukraine. It was just 3 decades ago that the Cold War ended as the USSR collapsed from within, and now a new Cold War is about to unfold. Is it possible that the tribalism …
Is the Russian Invasion of Ukraine Evidence of Innate Human Tribalism? Read More »
For several years, I served as the Coordinator of Pure and Applied Sciences for a school district serving over 50,000 students from K to Pre-University. This enabled me to visit schools and teach at any grade level as an invited guest, providing me with the opportunity to observe young people, as I attempted to dazzle …
What does High Intelligence Look Like in Young People? Read More »
Yes, it’s called Lotka’s Law. We observe that human characteristics like lifespan, height, and IQ are bound closely to the average, so that 95% of American males are within 10% of the average height. Similarly, 95% of Americans have an IQ that is within 30 IQ points of the average American IQ. These attributes are …
On exactly the same day that Abraham Lincoln was born to a poor family in a one-room log cabin in Hardin County, Kentucky, a child named “Charlie”, was born to a wealthy and socially prominent family in Shrewsbury, England. Abe would eventually become the 16th President of the United States and a champion of abolition. …
What did Charles Darwin Know About Where we Came From? Read More »
Today, we celebrate Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. Inaugurated as the 16th President of the United States in 1861, when America was on the brink of civil war, he was facing the greatest challenge to the nation’s survival since the American Revolution. The appeal of his speeches during his candidacy that won him the election would become …
What was the Secret of Abraham Lincoln’s Oratory Genius? Read More »
On the occasion of his birthday, we celebrate “the Wizard of Menlo Park”. Thomas Alva Edison, who placed first in a list of the 100 most important people in the last 1000 years, that was published in a special 1997 issue of Life Magazine. In that issue, the consummate inventor outranked Albert Einstein whom Time …
The graph below from Intelligence, IQ and Perception shows the relationship between fluid and crystallized intelligence as we age. We observe that as we age, our fluid intelligence peaks in our early 20’s and goes into gradual decline. However, our crystallized intelligence acquired from our life experiences and our learning increases so that our total intelligence peaks …
Do the Highly Intelligent have Slower Cognitive Decline than Average? Read More »
