Chimpanzees can prepare for alternative futures
20 June 2023
Our closest relatives, chimpanzees, seem able to think ahead and prepare for two possible futures – the only animal apart from humans known to do so
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ChatGPT AI passes test designed to show theory of mind in children
15 February 2023
Comprehending that other people might think differently from you is a form of intelligence known as theory of mind – what does it mean that the artificial intelligence behind ChatGPT can do as well on tests of it as a 9-year-old child?
Leaded petrol may have lowered the IQ of over half the US population
7 March 2022
Exposure to leaded petrol as a child has been linked to an average IQ drop of 2.6 points among US adults, increasing to 5.9 points among those born in the mid-to-late 1960s
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
