BY: Jocelyn Schwalm “It is said that truth comes from the mouths of fools and children: I wish every good mind which feels an inclination for satire would reflect that the finest satirist always has something of both in him.”…
Video games can test your intelligence, but can they make you smarter?
BY: KATE SLOAN Some people say video games rot your brain, while some say they quicken your reflexes and beef up your problem-solving power. But it’s possible the truth is somewhere in between. New data show that while video games…
Jacob is 17 years old, autistic, and on his way to getting a PhD in theoretical physics
BY: JACK M. At the age of two, Jacob Barnett was diagnosed with severe autism, and his parents were told by a small army of educators and doctors that he would never be a functioning member of society, let alone…
Scientists just found the gene for human stupidity (and might be able to cure it)
BY: COLIN SAMPSON Why is it that some people have the intellectual capabilities of a bag of milk? Is it the result of magnetism towards reality TV instead of books? Too many classes skipped for bong tokes in a friend’s…
A 12-year-old’s IQ result put her above Einstein and Hawking
BY: ROB HOFFMAN An unlikely genius has emerged in the heart of England’s gypsy community, scoring an IQ higher than some of the world’s most renowned geniuses. On a whim of intuition about his daughter’s exceptional intellect, James Barr took…
Why people who sleep in are actually smarter than early risers
BY: TED BARNABY Believe it or not, researchers have actually determined that people who stay up late and sleep in all morning are typically more intelligent than those early to bed and early to rise. The original hypothesis was formed,…
These Five Savants Show The Mind Is Limitless With Talents That Are Superhuman
BY: PILGRIM Savant syndrome is a rare condition in which extraordinarily capabilities accompany a massive memory creating an endowment of talent that is seemingly superhuman. The syndrome is often accompanied by disabilities in cognitive functions, motor skills and social dexterity.…