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human intelligence stories: 9 news summaries

(Newser) - The jump in human ingenuity during the Stone Age could have resulted not from a biological change but from closer, more populous communities, NPR reports. “Anything that we teach is going to be susceptible to loss, or to decay,” said the British scientist who cooked up the theory.... More »

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evolution • human intelligence • University College London • scientific study • human population • Stone Age • population density

Mothers' Epilepsy Drug May Lower
IQs of Kids

Study urges caution
for popular valproate

Apr 15, 09 6:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Children born to women taking the popular epilepsy drug valproate have notably lower IQs than other kids, a new study shows. The anti-seizure drug, sold generically and under the brand name Depakote, also is prescribed for migraines, pain, and psychiatric disorders, the New York Times reports. Doctors involved with the... More »

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pregnancy • drug safety • epilepsy • human intelligence • infants • side effects

Soldiers Who Survive War
Are Less Intelligent

Records reveal that the smartest of Scottish regiments died on WWII battlefields

Dec 20, 08 7:39 AM CST
(Newser) - Soldiers who survived World War II were on average less intelligent than their fallen comrades, a study of British records has revealed. Researchers merged military records with an IQ test given to Scottish schoolchildren in 1932 and found that Scots who died in battle had an average IQ of 100.... More »

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military • Scotland • war • research • British troops • soldier • World War II • human intelligence • casualties

 Search Engines: How
 They're Reshaping Your Brain 

Is faster thinking always better?

Jun 11, 08 10:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Although he’s thrilled with all the time he saves using the Internet for research and awed by the vast intellectual opportunities available to every web surfer, Nicholas Carr is a bit disconcerted that he no longer has the patience for reading books or long articles. With his netizen mind... More »

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artificial intelligence • Internet • reading • human intelligence • book • computer


 Brain Training Can Boost Smarts 

Mental gymnastics can strengthen general intelligence, study finds

Apr 29, 08 3:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Software claiming to improve intelligence has met with market success in recent years— along with plenty of skepticism—but sales could now get a boost with the discovery that it really is possible to improve general intelligence with mental gymnastics. Researchers had thought so-called "fluid intelligence" was purely genetic,... More »

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intelligence • software • brain • neuroscience • human intelligence

 'Petraeus Generation' Is 
 Making Muslim Allies  

CO's learn that gun-blazing ways only sparked insurgency in Iraq

Mar 17, 08 7:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - US officers in Iraq and Afghanistan are learning to talk first and shoot later—a sea change for CO's trained to win by force, Newsweek reports. But their early gun battles only sparked insurgency and mired them in baffling street battles. Now, says David Petraeus, “You can’t kill... More »

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Afghanistan • troop surge • David Petraeus • human intelligence • Iraq war

IQ Measures Not Just Brains, But Also Culture

Smarts index is rising because the world's more 'demanding'

Dec 13, 07 4:55 PM CST
(Newser) - The average global IQ is rising three points per decade not because humans are getting smarter, but because culture is getting more challenging—and the measure isn’t just a test of our smarts genes. The quotient effectively tests “the quality of the world [a] person lives in,”... More »

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race • culture • human intelligence • IQ tests

Scientist Blasted for Racism Has Black Genes

Watson said blacks less intelligent than whites

Dec 10, 07 7:01 AM CST
(Newser) - Nobel laureate James Watson, famous for co-discovering DNA and infamous for his theory that black Africans are less intelligent than whites, turns out to have a genetic profile with 16 times as many black genes as the average white European, the Independent reports. Watson's genes are said to be comparable... More »

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Africa • race • DNA • genes • James Watson • human intelligence

CIA Superspy Unmasks
After 3 Decades

Clandestine service head blows own cover before retirement

Aug 8, 07 5:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - As he prepares for retirement, the CIA's chief spymaster has elected to reveal his true identity, the AP reports. Jose Rodriguez spent more than 30 years undercover, much of the time in Latin America; the Puerto Rico native has headed the agency's clandestine service since 2004. An agency spokesman says... More »

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CIA • Latin America • spy • Michael Hayden • spycraft • Jose Rodriguez • human intelligence • Puerto Rico

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