Obesity in Pregnant Moms Linked to Lag in Their Sons’ Development and IQ
A team of nutrition and environmental health researchers found that the differences are comparable to the impact of lead exposure in early childhood
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Babies Understand Counting Years Earlier Than Believed
New findings reveal that very early on, years earlier than previously believed, babies who hear counting realize that it's about quantity
To Tool or Not to Tool?
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
Insect-inspired miniature "brain" simulated on a computer with just four nerve cells
Study Finds Bias against Women, Girls When Intellectual Ability Is Sought
The research underscores the pervasiveness of gender bias, held even among females, in both adults and young children
Does Dim Light Make Us Dumber?
In a recent rat study, rodents exposed to dim light lost about 30 percent of capacity in the hippocampus and performed poorly on a spatial task they had trained on previously
Pigeons Can Discriminate Both Space and Time
Finding underscores that animals beyond humans and primates show abstract intelligence
Apes' Abilities Misunderstood by Decades of Poor Science
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
Emotion and cognition, are not just discrete, independent operators, but are interwoven in mental life
No Joke: Blondes Aren't Dumb, Science Says
New national study refutes damaging stereotype