Brendan Kelly, Professor Emeritus University of Toronto
As curator for the Quora space Intelligence and IQ (https://intelligenceandiq.quora.com) Brendan posts answers to a variety of questions on intelligence. He is Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto, where he received his Ph.D. in mathematics (number theory) and his doctorate in education (Ed.D.) specializing in computer applications.
With doctorates in both the natural sciences and the humanities, he has a unique perspective on both the measure and the manifestations of high intelligence. Dr. Kelly has authored more than 50 books, some published in several languages, spanning the fields of mathematics, science, and psychology, and is a sought-after speaker who has presented at more than 100 conferences. A variety of his books are available on this website.
Professor Kelly’s publications also include articles in scholarly mathematics journals, including a 58-page chapter on technology in the compendium, 20th Century History of Mathematics Education published by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). He also served for three years on the NCTM Research Advisory Committee.
In 1989, Brendan incorporated Brendan Kelly Publishing Inc., a company dedicated to the human intellect. To that end, he recruited some brilliant authors including Professors Ravi Vakil (Stanford University) and Don Fraser (University of Toronto) as well as entrepreneur, Dr. Gene Landrum, co-founder of the Chuck E. Cheese restaurant chain, and investment gurus E. Michael Kilbourn and Brad Galbraith. You will find their books on this website.
From September 2014 through March 2021, Professor Kelly was researching and writing his latest books titled, Intelligence: Where we Were, Where we Are, and Where we’re Going (published in 2019) and Intelligence, IQ, & Perception: Unpopular Truths about Popular Myths (to be published in 2021). Brendan’s motto in his teaching and his writing is, “If you wish to teach, you must first entertain.”
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