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Based on my research in mathematics education, I believe that the average person is able to learn mathematics as defined by the CCSS (Common Core State Standards) up to a grade 10 or 11 level. However, by 2019, most states had opted out of teaching to these standards, because most students weren’t able to reach …
During my career in mathematics and physics, I have met a lot of highly intelligent people. Their personalities seem to run the same gamut as the personalities in most intellectual categories. There are some who are socially pleasant and use their gifts to help others, while others display open hostility and use their intellectual gifts …
Ironically, this question is received on the birthday of one of the most famous living prodigies, Terrence Tao. Terence Tao, was born on July 17, 1975, in Adelaide, Australia. From an early age, he displayed exceptional mathematical abilities and was considered a child prodigy. By the age of 14, he had become the youngest gold …
Yes, there are many concepts in mathematics, philosophy, physics and psychology that may be intellectually inaccessible to all humans. One of the oldest and most fundamental questions that has confounded philosophers from ancient times is the question of “first cause.” That is, did the universe exist forever or was it created? If it was created, …
This is a difficult question to answer because intelligence has many facets. Today’s youth are much more adept, on average, than those of previous generations in using technology and in working cooperatively with others to find answers to their problems. However, they are not as proficient, on average, as the Baby Boomer generation in arithmetic, …
In November 15, 1927, Einstein’s long tribute to Newton on the bicentenary anniversary of his death, began with the statement: One’s thoughts cannot but turn to this shining spirit, who pointed out, as none before or after him did, the path of Western thought and research and practical construction. He was not only an inventor …
Did Einstein ever say that Newton was more Intelligent than He? Read More »
We can observe the evolution of personality changes that accompany changes in intelligence by watching young children evolve into adults. Young children live in an egocentric world. While they learn at a prodigious rate, they live on a roller coaster of emotion. They scream with joy as they plunge into the swimming pool and wail …
The evolution of science a few centuries ago has enhanced the value of rational thought. In earlier eras before science became our main source of information, we filled the vacuum of knowledge with superstition. We believed in witches, soothsayers and eternal punishment in Hell. Today, most people in the educated world are less likely to …
This is an important question that has been a focus of the human resources departments of high tech companies in recent decades. In 1993, Forbes journalist Richard Karlgaard, in a conversation with Bill Gates asked, “What Microsoft competitor worries you most?” Without hesitation, Gates responded, “Goldman Sachs.” When Karlgaard responded with surprise that Gates named …
Although IQ tests provide the best estimate of intelligence that we have, they have limitations that result from the fact that these tests are usually administered over a short period of time. Though they measure short term memory, pattern recognition, concept acquisition, short term problem solving etc., they cannot measure all the dimensions of intelligence …
