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Why insulting people's intelligence is incompatible with open debate

Why insulting people's intelligence is incompatible with open debate

24 February 2021

We too often turn to insulting people’s brain power – and that closes off our ability to understand others, argues Melanie Challenger
Watching an explainer video can boost your IQ score by 18 points

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

20 August 2020

People who were taught the “rules” of a type of IQ test in which you guess the next in a series of shapes got a significantly higher score – throwing into question the validity of these tests

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