Posts Tagged ‘Flynn-effect’
Is the Internet making us dumber? (Nope, just different)
Is the Internet Really Making Us Dumber? (Der Spiegel): “In Germany, scores increase by about 3 IQ points each decade. In fact, the tests have to be adjusted every few years to keep up. The test currently used for children is called the WISC-IV. A person claiming to have an IQ of 130 needs to…
Read MoreEncephalon #61: Brain & Mind Reading for the Holidays
Welcome to the 61st edition of Encephalon, the blog carnival that offers some of the best neuroscience and psychology blog posts every other week. We do have an excellent set of articles today. covering much ground. Enjoy the reading: — Neuroscience and Society Neuroanthropology, by Greg Downey The Flynn Effect: Troubles with Intelligence Average IQ test…
Read MoreBrain and Mind News and Articles
Here you have a collection of recent news coverage on brain heath, fitness and training topics: 1- Great Memory Special in National Geographic, including — Interactive 3D map of the brain — Memory Game 2- Fascinating What the Beatles Gave Science, by Sharon Begley at Newsweek — “Even in novices, meditation leaves its mark. An eight-week course…
Read MoreGood habits, and other memes
Meme: “The term “meme” (rhyming with “theme”), coined in 1976 by the biologist Richard Dawkins, refers to a “unit of cultural information” which can propagate from one mind to another in a manner analogous to genes. If you haven’t read Dawkins’ classic book The Selfish Gene…it is never too late to enjoy it! There are some “memes”…
Read More“Everyone a Changemaker”, Ashoka and Google
What an event yesterday night. My wife and I were fortunate to visit the Google Campus and attend the Sixth Annual North American Fellowship Induction Program of Ashoka: Innovators for the Public, a social venture fund where we have been involved for a number of years, and thanks to which (thanks Michele!) my wife and…
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