For most people, solving a problem is the reward—the relief of being done, the achievement of having figured it out.

JP Morgan set an important precedent earlier this month when it announced that it had cut ties with external proxy advisers ...

Test your brainpower with this WISC®-inspired IQ quiz! 🧠💡This assessment is inspired by the Wechsler Adult Intelligence ...

IQ tests promise a clean number, but intelligence has never worked that way. Real cognitive ability shows up in how people reason through uncertainty, handle complexity, and recognize what they don’t ...

Engaging System 2 requires significant metabolic energy. Your brain consumes a lot of your body’s energy as it is; intense mental concentration burns even more. Because of this, humans are “cognitive ...

The average IQ score is designed to be 100. IQ scores between 90 and 109 are considered average. Genetics accounts for about 50% of the IQ differences between people. The intelligence quotient (IQ) is ...

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