Tag Archives: evolution of human intelligence

You Have to be Smart to Understand How Stupid You Are

Posted on 8 June, 2020 by alfin2101

Bertrand Russell, a British philosopher in the late 1880s once wrote, “The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.” Turns out, Russell was right. Research shows that people who are … Continue reading →

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Why Men Have to be Funnier than Women

Posted on 28 November, 2019 by alfin2101

Scientists Ask: Why Are Men Funnier than Women? Simply by looking at the highest paid and best known comedians, we should all suspect that men are funnier than women. But even among the population of average men and women, men … Continue reading →

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A World More Suitable for Stupid People?

Posted on 7 December, 2017 by alfin2101

A recent study published in the journal “Intelligence” points out the tendency of American Mensa members to suffer more frequently from mood disorders and other psychological and physiological conditions. These differences are based upon the results of an internet questionnaire … Continue reading →

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Pity the Accursed Black Man in the Age of White Privilege

Posted on 21 February, 2017 by alfin2101

Beneath the Blood, Beneath the Bones: The Abiding Curse It is the sad misfortune of African-derived black people to be eternally saddled with a debilitating curse. The curse runs so deeply through the very marrow of black Africans — and … Continue reading →

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Manage Your Slaves Using Mind Control

Posted on 11 August, 2015 by alfin2101

Scientists can already control the actions of mice with the push of a button on a wireless controller. But why bother pushing a button when you can just “think the control signals.” And why control mice, when you can control … Continue reading →

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Developing the Human Superbrain

Posted on 14 April, 2014 by alfin2101

Self-aware, language-using, tool-making brains are very new in the evolutionary timeline, some 200,000-years old. Most of the neurons in the neocortex have between 1,000 and 10,000 synaptic connections with other neurons. Elsewhere in the brain, in the cerebellum, one type … Continue reading →

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