Human vs. machine: people get better on an IQ test if they think they’re losing to a computer
Human vs. machine: instead of despairing, people who find themselves losing to a computer on an IQ test roll up their sleeves and try harder.
Why are Americans' vocabulary skills stagnating?
A recent study shows that despite more Americans going to college, their vocabulary skills have not increased since the 1970s.
Baby's brain waves predict childhood IQ at age seven
A new study shows that infants’ EEG readings can explain up to 82% of the variance in their childhood IQ scores measured several years later.
Why measuring donkeys' IQ might save them from extinction
Researchers in Spain and the U.S. have come up with a test that measures donkey IQ, which may help to breed donkeys with the traits that humans consider most useful.