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Clever fools: Why a high IQ doesn't mean you're smart

Life

Clever fools: Why a high IQ doesn't mean you're smart

IQ measures the brightness of our mental searchlight. But where we point it also matters

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Mind

A rational alternative to testing IQ

Opinion

Smacking hits kids' IQ

Life

Smacking hits kids' IQ

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Life

Gene for memory and IQ gives students low grades

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Mind

Intelligence: Nature outpaces nurture as kids get older

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Monkey 'IQ test' hints at intelligent human ancestor

Life

Monkey 'IQ test' hints at intelligent human ancestor

News

Premature babies' posture points to IQ

Life

Premature babies' posture points to IQ

News

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Life

Speeding up brain networks might boost IQ

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Life

Confidence as important as IQ in exam success

News

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Mind

Children of older dads pay IQ price

Those born to older fathers score worse on a range of intelligence tests, including concentration, memory, reasoning and reading – but the difference is only slight

News

Life

Genetic link to IQ stronger than thought

News

Life

Interview: Why praising your kid's intelligence isn't smart

Opinion

Mind

Editorial: Intelligence isn't all it's cracked up to be

Opinion

Life

Intelligence can be improved with training

News

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