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Reading for Pleasure Helps Kids’ Brain Development

The simple and fun act of reading for pleasure in early childhood produces better cognition, mental health and educational attainment in adolescence

School’s Out. Should You Worry about the ‘Summer Slide’?

Kids don’t typically advance academically during the summer, but the research isn’t clear on whether they forget what they’ve already learned

How Smart Were Dinosaurs? New Studies Fuel the Debate

Discussions of dinosaur brainpower spark larger questions around the nature of intelligence

The Dunning-Kruger Effect Isn’t What You Think It Is

The least skilled people know how much they don't know, but everyone thinks they are better than average

Neurons in a Dish Learn to Play Pong

A cellular version of the computer game challenges assumptions about intelligence

If Humans Are the Smartest Animals, Why Are We So Unhappy?

New books on intelligence, medicinal cocktails, galactic history, and more

Behind Every Smile

Evolution Gym Sculpts Novel Robot Bodies and Brains

The virtual robots look weird, but they get the job done

The Brilliance Paradox: What Really Keeps Women and Minorities from Excelling in Academia

How a misplaced emphasis on genius subtly discourages women and Black people from certain academic fields

Television Review: American Genius

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