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Humans

Who do you think you are? 4 rules can help you know yourself

You don’t know yourself as well as you think. But there are some clever ways to understand your true nature better and how others perceive you

Features

There's a savant in you – and this man wants to find it

Health

There's a savant in you – and this man wants to find it

Opinion

My brain collection could help us all thrive in old age

Life

My brain collection could help us all thrive in old age

Opinion

Down in the dumps? Don't worry, your brain is still on point

Health

Down in the dumps? Don't worry, your brain is still on point

News

Why choosing the right workout could fine-tune your brain

Health

Why choosing the right workout could fine-tune your brain

Features

Iodine supplements might raise the UK's IQ, but jury still out

Health

Iodine supplements might raise the UK's IQ, but jury still out

News

What if … Intelligence is a dead end?

Life

What if … Intelligence is a dead end?

Features

Baboon bone found in famous Lucy skeleton

Life

Baboon bone found in famous Lucy skeleton

News

Mind expanding: Can you increase your IQ?

Life

Mind expanding: Can you increase your IQ?

Features

Brain drain: Are we evolving stupidity?

Life

Brain drain: Are we evolving stupidity?

We got smarter and smarter in the 20th century, but now there are signs that IQs have begun to fall in countries such as the UK and Australia

Features

Mind

It would be stupid to ignore a drop in human intellect

Leader

Health

Learn a second language to slow ageing brain's decline

News

Mind

The best parents don't try to score top marks

CultureLab

Life

Fake brain helps investigate age's intelligence decline

News