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Intelligence
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The Fragility of Intelligence
Why you sometimes feel smart and sometimes feel dumb.
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In Defense of Working Memory Training
The potential payoff of working memory training for helping those who could truly benefit from it is too great to not at least attempt to get this right, and take a more nuanced approach that takes into account multiple factors.
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Reasoning Training Increases Brain Connectivity Associated with High-Level Cognition
A number of studies across various domains– from juggling to taxi navigation to meditation to music to motor learning to processing speed– demonstrate the importance of experience on patterns of neural connectivity. Finally, the cognitive ability domain is catching up.
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Virtues of Cognitive Workout
New research reveals neurological underpinnings of intelligence.
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Do Gifted Kids Want To Be Zuckerberg Rather Than Einstein?
There are now more gifted students. But are they geniuses? And are they choosing careers in science?
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Does Your Team Have Enough Women To Solve Creative Problems?
The collective intelligence of teams rises with the number of women involved.
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Yes, There IS a Creativity Crisis!
Creativity has decreased in the Unites States since 1990. We must improve the creative climate to reverse the trend.
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Janusian Thinking
Get creative ideas by imagining two opposites or two contradictory ideas.
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This 8th Grader Wants To Measure Your Cat’s IQ
How do you measure the intelligence of a cat? This 8th grader has designed a cat IQ test and needs the help of your cat!
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Who Creates The Innovator?
Is intelligence important to innovation? Who creates the innovator: The parent, the teacher, the mentor, or the innovator themselves? Can passion pay the bills? I tackle these questions and more as I review Tony Wagner's thought provoking book Creating Innovators: The Making of Young People That Will Change The World.
