1. Scientific American explains in this article the difference between two major theories on intelligence: Either you believe intelligence is incremental (you can get smarter when put into the appropriate environment), or that it’s something you’re born with (an entity theorist).
One thing is clear, however: If you believe that intelligence is incremental, you’re likely to do better than if you don’t.
2. Further evidence that IQ Does Not Measure Intelligence from io9
3. Where Are All The Female Geniuses? from Scientific American. (Short version: They’ve been there, just not recognised.)
4. 10 Supplements You Can Take To Enhance Your Intelligence from io9. I’d take this with a grain of salt, though I keep hearing about these supplements all over the place now. Anyone tried them?
5. So you think you’re smart? Well prove it, from io9. “Despite nearly a century and a half of testing and decades of neuroscience, you can’t prove you’re intelligent.”
6. How Do You Spot A Genius? from Scientific American. “Genius seems to arise from a mosaic of forces that coalesce into a perfect storm of eminence. Innate ability, personality, circumstances and an unusual level of motivation all play a role.”
7. The Intelligence Paradox: Why the Intelligent Choice Isn’t Always the Smart One is a book I’d like to read. See a related article from the book’s author: Common Misconceptions About Intelligence III: IQ Tests Are Unreliable from Big Think. Kanazawa argues that “intelligence is no less real than height or weight, and its measurement is just as reliable (or unreliable).” As I read in the articles above, however, the very definition of ‘intelligence’ is the more debatable issue.
8. Ozy Frantz adds this as a disclaimer at the beginning of its* article Deconstruction Intelligence: ‘Obviously, people have different mental aptitudes and capabilities! I want to put that right up front because people tend to get confused and assume that if one says “I’m not sure intelligence is a singular thing” one actually means “…because no one has different cognitive abilities at all!”’ He then very intelligently breaks down the different aspects of intelligence in a less-heard kind of way: Sounding smart, credentialing, knowledge, memory, reasoning ability, creativity, executive functioning, rationality and desire to know.
*Ozy Frantz requests non-binary categorisation, genderwise. I don’t know the possesive form of ‘zie’, sorry. Feel free to school me on that one.
