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Here is what I am reading today:
“You might think it’s obvious that one person is smarter than another. But there are few more controversial areas of science than the study of intelligence and, in reality, there’s not even agreement among researchers about what this word actually means.Unlike weight and height, which are unambiguous, there is no absolute measure of intelligence, just as there are no absolute measures of honesty or physical fitness.”
“Music produces profound and lasting changes in the brain. Schools should add classes, not cut them”
“Using nothing but thoughts, people can coax a brain cell that likes Marilyn Monroe to overpower a Josh Brolin–favoring cell in a dominance battle that brings her image up on a computer screen, a study appearing October 28 in Nature shows. The paper expands on data presented last year at the Society for Neuroscience’s annual meeting in Chicago”
3 Comments
connormcgill · October 31, 2010 at 4:25 pm
I took the ‘ultimate intelligence test” and it was really interesting. It was really in depth and actually enjoyable to complete. My only problem was that after each task I would feel a little tired and not be able to fully concentrate on some of the futures tasks, which definitely affected my results.
Also on the topic of music helping your learning ability, I agree that it is beneficial. When I play piano is it like learning a pattern of sounds and keystrokes. It also develops into muscle memory of the hands the more you play a specific song.
Laura Freberg · November 1, 2010 at 6:25 am
I haven’t taken the ultimate intelligence test yet–and hearing about it being tiring makes me think I’ll wait until after finals maybe…..
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