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Art's early dawn: When intelligence really began

Life

Art's early dawn: When intelligence really began

All over the world, we're finding art tens of thousands of years older than it should be. What awoke our creative minds so early, asks Alison George

Features

Finding the players in the symphony of IQ genes

Life

Finding the players in the symphony of IQ genes

News

Moderate drink during pregnancy can lower baby's IQ

Health

Moderate drink during pregnancy can lower baby's IQ

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Mind

Why IQs are rising – and why it's deadly serious

Opinion

Death by IQ: US inmates condemned by flawed tests

Life

Death by IQ: US inmates condemned by flawed tests

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Technology

Crowd IQ is proof that the hivemind is usually best

News

Best evidence yet that a single gene can affect IQ

Life

Best evidence yet that a single gene can affect IQ

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Life

A question of intelligence

Opinion

Universal intelligence: One test to rule them all

Life

Universal intelligence: One test to rule them all

Features

Intelligence: Boosting brainpower

Mind

Intelligence: Boosting brainpower

We're unlikely to invent effective smart drugs, but you can do more with what you have – by finding effective ways to work smarter, for one thing

Features

Mind

Intelligence: Are we getting smarter?

Features

Mind

Intelligence: What makes someone smart?

Features

Mind

Intelligence: What is it?

Features

Life

Inaccurate IQs could be a matter of life and death

News

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