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To Tool or Not to Tool?

To Tool or Not to Tool?

February 15, 2019

Tool-use in animals is a rare and often quickly rated as intelligent due to its striking nature

Bees Can Count with Small Number of Nerve Cells in Their Brains

Bees Can Count with Small Number of Nerve Cells in Their Brains

December 25, 2018

Insect-inspired miniature "brain" simulated on a computer with just four nerve cells

Study Finds Bias against Women, Girls When Intellectual Ability Is Sought

Study Finds Bias against Women, Girls When Intellectual Ability Is Sought

December 13, 2018

The research underscores the pervasiveness of gender bias, held even among females, in both adults and young children

Does Dim Light Make Us Dumber?

Does Dim Light Make Us Dumber?

February 7, 2018

In a recent rat study, rodents exposed to dim light lost about 30 percent of capacity in the hippocampus and performed poorly...

Pigeons Can Discriminate Both Space and Time

Pigeons Can Discriminate Both Space and Time

December 5, 2017

Finding underscores that animals beyond humans and primates show abstract intelligence

Apes' Abilities Misunderstood by Decades of Poor Science

Apes' Abilities Misunderstood by Decades of Poor Science

September 1, 2017

Hundreds of scientific studies over two decades have told us that apes are clever—just not as clever as us

For Managers, Emotional Intelligence Trumps IQ

For Managers, Emotional Intelligence Trumps IQ

September 6, 2016

Emotion and cognition, are not just discrete, independent operators, but are interwoven in mental life

No Joke: Blondes Aren't Dumb, Science Says

No Joke: Blondes Aren't Dumb, Science Says

March 23, 2016

New national study refutes damaging stereotype

Researchers Identify How Mental Abilities Are Shaped by Individual Differences in the Brain

Researchers Identify How Mental Abilities Are Shaped by Individual Differences in the Brain

February 26, 2016

Until now, researchers have been unable to successfully integrate comprehensive measures of brain structure and function in o...

Brain Power in Animals: Size Does Matter

Brain Power in Animals: Size Does Matter

January 28, 2016

Researchers tested 140 zoo animals from 39 mammalian carnivore species with a problem-solving task

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