Posts tagged ‘intelligence.’

February 17th, 2012

Any other ways to boost intelligence?

Question:
I’m trying to boost my brain power as much as possible.

I take ginko biloba, omega-3 fatty acids, and multivitamins. I exercise to increase blood flow and oxygen in my brain and I diet eating healthy fruits and vegetables thus increasing my HDL “good cholesterol” which in some studies can help cognitive abilities. Also I’m playing chess, reading and solving riddles, playing memory games and puzzle games. I study a lot of math and science as much as I can and I’m planning to read lots of novels from the library. I’m also planning to take creatine because in some studies it actually improves IQ. Any other suggestions to increase my cognitive abilities?

January 29th, 2012

Bird Intelligence: The New Zealand Kea


The Kea (Nestor notabilis) is one clever parrot. Its curiosity and intelligence is important to its survival in the blustery winter environment on the South Island in New Zealand, and this translates into a remarkable skill at solving logic puzzles, such as the one in this clip. From the Animal Planet documentary “The Most Extreme: Episode 10: Thinkers”, narrated by some annoying git. More Information: ► animal.discovery.com ► www.nhnz.tv ► en.wikipedia.org Related Paper (can’t find the original): ► www.springerlink.com

November 29th, 2011

What type of intelligence do you identify with?

Question:
The psychologist Howard Gardner identified the following types of intelligence among children:

1) Linguistic: enjoys reading and writing; often very good at story-telling; good vocabulary and verbally creative.

2) Logical/mathematical: interested in math, patterns, categories and relationships; drawn to strategy games, experiments, and logical brain-teasers.

3) Bodily-kinesthetic: processes knowledge through bodily sensations; athletes, dancers or good at crafts such as sewing or woodworking.

4. Spatial: thinks in images and pictures; may be fascinated with mazes or jigsaw puzzles; spend free time drawing, building with Legos, or daydreaming.

5. Musical: always singing or drumming; aware of sounds others may miss; discriminating listeners.

6. Interpersonal: leaders among their peers; good at communicating; understands others’ feelings and motives possess interpersonal intelligence.

7. Intrapersonal: shy; very aware of their own feelings and are self-motivated.

November 15th, 2011

I have a question about intelligence. Please answer.?

Question:
This has been bugging me since day one. Day one being my life at school.

Do grades dictate intelligence?

Let me tell you my situation.

I am a 14 year old Turkish boy, I have the iq of 185, and have scientific knowledge that exceeds most, if not EVERY person in my school, and a very extensive ability in mathematics.

I taught myself calculus and physics in 7th grade(1). I can figure out logic puzzles and problems faster than any other person I currently know of. I am currently in the design stages for a fusion generator (2).

I am, to be truthful, pretty creative and innovative, and very good at using any item I have at hand for about any situation (What is that called? Handy?)

Finally to top it all off, remember the time where I said I can solve puzzles quickly?

Well my brain works alot faster than most people, it makes me angry because for every idea someone has I have four and that makes me double guess myself sometimes on math tests.
Also the worse side of it all.
I could not speak until I was three, I was in Turkey until two years of age and still cannot speak more than three words of Turkish.

I have an overwhelming tendency to be extremely blunt at times, like if someone were to ask if they were ugly I would say yes and greatly emphasize.
I have no idea how to act around most people, before I talk to someone new I have like fifteen scenarios running in mah (that’s right, mah.) head before I talk to said person, and I end up just saying “Hello, my name is Cemre, who are you blue shirt person?”

I space the hell out when doing certain problems, like when I was working on how much energy I can extract from generator in section one I did not even realize an hour passed.

Positives:
I believe I have a genius level intelligence, I am modest as all else in real life but since you guys cannot kill me I will be more open. So yea, I believe I do have this level.
I have a wicked poker face, if I speak in monotone about mor
dangerous topics like say I d

8 hours ago
don’t know, blowing a 50 megaton fusion bomb in the school, destroying a state or more people tend to get worried. Even when all I said was I am building fusio_ Then they cut me off.
I seem callous and unforgiving usually, but I cannot turn someone away if they really need it. If there just mean to me I ignore them, or yell at them.

I am not mild mannered, I can be aggressive when I wish to be, and that keeps people from harassing me most of the time.
My question is. Regardless of everything else, does having bad grades make me stupid as George Bush?

I really need some help, because I am too shy to say anything about intelligence in real life. If I do most people tend to say their smrter (Without an A mind you) than me because of , but here I can actually say without being insulted. Well I can, but not as badly.

Does having bad grades, regardless of everything else, make me stupid?

IF not than what does that show? I work hard, I take notes, but seriously, what does it show?

November 13th, 2011

Question about intelligence.?

Question:
This has been bugging me since day one. Day one being my life at school.

Do grades dictate intelligence?

Let me tell you my situation.

I am a 14 year old Turkish boy, I have the iq of 185, and have scientific knowledge that exceeds most, if not EVERY person in my school, and a very extensive ability in mathematics. I taught myself calculus and physics in 7th grade(1). I can figure out logic puzzles and problems faster than any other person I currently know of. I am currently in the design stages for a fusion generator (2). I am, to be truthful, pretty creative and innovative, and very good at using any item I have at hand for about any situation (What is that called? Handy?) Finally to top it all off, remember the time where I said I can solve puzzles quickly? Well my brain works alot faster than most people, it makes me angry because for every idea someone has I have four and that makes me double guess myself sometimes on math tests.

Also the worse side of it all.
I could not speak until I was three, I was in Turkey until two years of age and still cannot speak more than three words of Turkish.
I have an overwhelming tendency to be extremely blunt at times, like if someone were to ask if they were ugly I would say yes and greatly emphasize.
I have no idea how to act around most people, before I talk to someone new I have like fifteen scenarios running in mah (that’s right, mah.) head before I talk to said person, and I end up just saying “Hello, my name is Cemre, who are you blue shirt person?”
I space the hell out when doing certain problems, like when I was working on how much energy I can extract from generator in section one I did not even realize an hour passed.

Positives:
I believe I have a genius level intelligence, I am modest as all else in real life but since you guys cannot kill me I will be more open. So yea, I believe I do have this level.
I have a wicked poker face, if I speak in monotone about more dangerous topics like say I d
don’t know, blowing a 50 megaton fusion bomb in the school, destroying a state or more people tend to get worried. Even when all I said was I am building fusio_ Then they cut me off.
I seem callous and unforgiving usually, but I cannot turn someone away if they really need it. If there just mean to me I ignore them, or yell at them.
I am not mild mannered, I can be aggressive when I wish to be, and that keeps people from harassing me most of the time.
My question is. Regardless of everything else, does having bad grades make me stupid as George Bush? I really need some help, because I am too shy to say anything about intelligence in real life. If I do most people tend to say their smrter (Without an A mind you) than me because of , but here I can actually say without being insulted. Well I can, but not as badly.

Does having bad grades, regardless of everything else, make me stupid? IF not than what does that show? I work hard, I take notes, but seriously, what does it show?

Please be serious.

June 24th, 2010

How did human intelligence develop?

Question:
How did we develop the ability to work advanced math problems and scientific experiments when such skills were not needed during our past as hunters and gatherers?

No less an Evolutionist than Alfred Russell Wallace was baffled by this question and forced to make a concession to the Creationists.

In How the Mind Works, Steven Pinker argues that such faculties were indeed necessary for hunting and gathering. However, I can’t understand his argument.

I once attended meetings in a skeptic group in which the biologist Massimo Pigliucci was a member. At one point in the meeting, his wife Melissa said that she was attracted to Massimo because of his brains.

Later in the meeting, someone asked the same question which Wallace puzzled over. I said, “Perhaps Melissa answered that question while ago. Maybe there have been lots of women in our species who wanted intelligent mates.”

What do YOU think? Is it Intelligent Design, as the Wallace hypothesis suggests? Or Evolution, as the Pinker hypothesis suggests? Or mate selection, as the Suhwahaksaeng hypothesis suggests? Or do you have your OWN hypothesis?


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