07 MAY 2012 by ideonexus Aliens to Humans as Humans to Chimpanzees
If small genetic differences separate us from our closest evolutionary relative, then alien brains could easily be vastly superior to ours
Folksonomies: intelligence,alien,extraterrestrial

30 APR 2012 by ideonexus Scientists are Idiots Outside Their Field of Expertise
"...and their unusually high intelligence only makes their prejudices all the more dangerous."
Folksonomies: intelligence,expertise

23 MAR 2012 by ideonexus Darwin Believes Part of his Brain has Atrophied
The part concerned with taste and the humanities, due to his focus on fact and hypothesis.
Folksonomies: brain,intelligence,plasticity,mind,atrophy

14 JAN 2012 by ideonexus Intelligence is Not a Static Value
We must fight this "brutal pessimism" and argue for the dynamic nature of IQ.
Folksonomies: education,intelligence

01 JAN 2012 by ideonexus Universal Intelligence Cannot Exist
At best, aliens advanced enough to be gods could only exist at a galactic level.
Folksonomies: science,spirituality,intelligence,god

30 SEP 2011 by ideonexus Exercise Increases the Number of Mitochondria in Brain Tissue
A study on mice finds that exercise increases the production of mitochondria in brain tissue in addition to their production in muscle tissue (I dig the term "mitochondrial biogenesis" as describing the benefit).
Folksonomies: brain,intelligence,exercise,plasticity,brain tissue,mitochondria

31 JUL 2011 by ideonexus Do Not Praise Your Children's Intelligence
Praise them for working hard because they can control that.
Folksonomies: parenting,child rearing,intelligence

28 JUL 2011 by ideonexus Children are Scientists
They explore, test hypotheses, and record everything in memory to understand the world.
Folksonomies: science,wonder,children,intelligence,scientist,experience

28 JUL 2011 by ideonexus Five Ingredients for Human Intelligence
Things to keep in mind when stimulating your child's intellect.
Folksonomies: parenting,intelligence,child development,cognitive improvement

28 JUL 2011 by ideonexus IQ is Malleable
A poor child adopted into a middle-class family will gain 12 to 18 IQ points.
Folksonomies: intelligence,iq,elasticty