For decades, intelligence was narrowly defined by analytical tests, overlooking crucial real-world capabilities. Psychologist Robert Sternberg introduced "practical intelligence," the ability to adapt ...

Intelligence matters to us. In surveys people rank it second only to good health. Women worldwide believe smarter men make better husband material. Entrepreneurs hawk brain-boosting games, foods, ...

Many people find the idea that there are many different types of intelligence very appealing. Howard Gardner disparages IQ tests as having limited relevance to real life and argued that there may be ...

As we navigate modern-day complexities, understanding the way we learn, apply, and adapt knowledge becomes increasingly important. In the 1940s, psychologist Raymond Cattell is credited with ...

What if intelligence had less to do with what you’ve learned and more to do with how you handle the unknown? Here’s a deep dive into the intellectual skill most people overlook. Intelligence has ...

THERE are few more controversial areas of science than the study of intelligence. Its history is littered with disreputable ideas, from phrenology and other pseudoscientific ways of measuring it to ...

Many people find the idea that there are many different types of intelligence very appealing. Howard Gardner disparages IQ tests as having limited relevance to real life and argued that there may be ...