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Books
40 years ago, “Frames of Mind” cracked open the idea of intelligence. It’s not done.
Howard Gardner joins us to reflect on the theory of multiple intelligences and why the question of who owns intelligence is more important than ever.
Ross Pomeroy
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The Present
Do AI models reason or regurgitate? 
The case for why AI systems are not merely "stochastic parrots."
Louis Rosenberg
Neuropsych
An enormous study links intelligence and personality in surprising ways
Are fools happy and geniuses disorganized — or is that a mistaken stereotype?
Elizabeth Gilbert
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Neuropsych
Intelligent people take longer to solve hard problems
Faster isn't always better.
Mo Costandi
13.8
What kind of intelligence is artificial intelligence?
The initial goal of AI was to create machines that think like humans. But that is not what happened at all.
Adam Frank
iq
Neuropsych
Is IQ a load of BS?
Children as young as three have been defined for life by IQ tests.
Jonny Thomson
genius
The Well
Why Einstein is a “peerless genius” and Hawking is an “ordinary genius”
You've heard of Stephen Hawking. Ever heard of Renata Kallosh? Didn't think so.
Albert-László Barabási
John Templeton Foundation
Neuropsych
Identical twins were raised in different countries. Here’s how they differ today.
Will nature or nurture win out?
Ross Pomeroy
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