Psychological research shows that intolerance of uncertainty limits reasoning ability. Highly intelligent individuals tend to ...

People who have superior intelligence and think at a genius level usually possess rare traits that give them a major edge.

Diego Pineda has been a devout storyteller his whole life. He has self-published a fantasy novel and a book of short stories, and is actively working on publishing his second novel. A lifelong fan of ...

Intelligence is a multifaceted gem and it's not merely about how well you can solve complex math problems or recite facts from an educational book. Intelligence is the ability to adapt, learn from ...

Who has the highest IQ in history? One answer would be: a 10-year-old girl from Missouri. In 1956, according to lore, she took a version of the Stanford-Binet IQ test and recorded a mental age of 22 ...

This is an edition of Time-Travel Thursdays, a journey through The Atlantic’s archives to contextualize the present. Sign up here. Brown’s two geniuses are largely forgotten today. Morphy was a chess ...

There's nothing wrong with a decent popcorn flick that allows one to turn one's brain off for a couple of hours and simply be entertained. However, every now and then, cinephiles crave a more ...