Many people who live in Europe and Asia can speak two or more languages. For example, more the 80% of Swedes can speak English as well as Swedish. This means that people of average IQ are capable of speaking more than one language with a reasonable degree of fluency. Of course, those who speak 4 …
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Philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer best captured the difference between high intelligence and genius in his famous quote: Talent hits a target no one else can hit; genius hits a target no one else can see. Newton, Einstein, and Tesla are considered geniuses or “brilliant” because they combined high intelligence with creativity and insight to hit targets …
The quickest way to determine whether your IQ is above average is to have an IQ test administered by a certified psychometrician. If you’re a student in high school or university, you may be able to to schedule a test through the guidance department or a university student organization. Otherwise, you can go on line …
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There is no particular score on an IQ test that registers as a “passing score,” because IQ is not an absolute measure of intelligence, but rather measure relative to the rest of the human population. IQ tests are normed so that IQ scores are distributed on a normal curve with mean 100 and standard deviation …
One of my high school teachers used to say, “It’s not what you know, but what people think you know that counts in life.” This always triggered in me a cognitive conflict, because I believed I was studying mathematics and physics to become smarter, not merely to appear smarter. Over the years, I came to realize that …
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Teams of talented people with diverse specialties and strengths are particularly difficult to manage, because they are typically unique individuals with strong egos. They do not easily defer to others or take directions without question. Therefore, it takes someone with strong leadership qualities who is recognized as a person the team members can respect. First …
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Many people think that intelligence, like height, is an attribute that can be mapped onto a scale so that for any two people one can be identified as smarter than the other. However, intelligence unlike height, is a multi-faceted attribute. This means that A may be smarter than B in one aspect of intelligence, but …
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During the latter half of the 20th century, the egalitarian ideology crept into education and there was a gradual dismantling of programs for gifted children. Most of the criticism of programs for the gifted came from those who regarded them as “elitist” or a form of “racial discrimination.” The equity movement that took hold in …
Since the beginning of recorded history, people have recognized that individuals differ in their ability to solve problems, deal with abstractions, and learn new ideas. We call this many-faceted ability intelligence. However, when it comes to defining this enigmatic trait, we face the famous Jainist conundrum in which three blind men grasp the tusk, trunk, and …
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The success of Einstein’s Special and General Theories of Relativity brought theoretical physics into the public spotlight and elevated its status as a “glamour” subject. As Einstein and others sought to unify Quantum Physics with the gravitational forces in General Relativity, there was considerable optimism that the secret mechanisms of the universe would soon be …
