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Could your gut bacteria influence how intelligent you are?

People who are genetically predisposed to have higher levels of Fusicatenibacter bacteria scored better on verbal and mathematical tests, while those with more Oxalobacter scored lower

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How smart is ChatGPT really – and how do we judge intelligence in AIs?

Technology

How smart is ChatGPT really – and how do we judge intelligence in AIs?

Features

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Comment

Presence review: A lively look at why we experience ghostly presences

Culture

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Humans

Why it is important to explore the outer limits of knowledge

Leader

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Humans

Mistakenly calling AIs 'sentient' is more dangerous than we think

Comment

Inhaling leaded petrol as a child may affect an adult's IQ

Health

Leaded petrol may have lowered the IQ of over half the US population

News

Steven Pinker interview: Why humans aren't as irrational as they seem

Humans

Steven Pinker interview: Why humans aren't as irrational as they seem

Features

How to boost your self-awareness and make better decisions

Humans

How to boost your self-awareness and make better decisions

Features

Why insulting people's intelligence is incompatible with open debate

Humans

Why insulting people's intelligence is incompatible with open debate

Comment

To improve our response to crises like covid-19 we must think smarter

Humans

To improve our response to crises like covid-19 we must think smarter

Our narrow definition of intelligence has worsened social, economic and racial inequalities, and left us ill-equipped to come together to solve global problems

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Humans

We’ve got intelligence all wrong – and that’s endangering our future

Features

Humans

Watching an explainer video can boost your IQ score by 18 points

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Video

Homo sapiens: Why did evolution favour the brainy ape?

Video

Life

Neanderthals feasted on seafood and nuts according to fossil remains

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