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Not all of us can do great things but we can do small things with great love.
A Psychometric Validation of YoungHoon Kim’s IQ 276
A Psychometric Validation of Extreme Intelligence: Analyzing the Case of YoungHoon Kim’s IQ 276 Section 1: Expanding the Frontier of Intelligence Measurement: The New Psychometric Reality 1.1. Introduction to Modern Intelligence Testing The scientific measurement of human intelligence, or psychometrics, has evolved significantly over the past century. At the forefront of this field are standardized intelligence quotient (IQ) tests, which are designed to assess a range of cognitive abilities.[1] The most respected and widely used instruments in clinical and educational
Blindfold chess and the untapped power of the brain
At the time of the French Revolution émigrés flocked across the channel, much as now, to the safety and civilisation
In which I am accidentally declared a physics genius
During my thirteen years at Dulwich College and Trinity College Cambridge (1959-1972) I observed a curious phenomenon. According to the eminent
The human brain — and the sea
In a previous column I cited Goethe’s impressive description of chess as “the touchstone of the intellect”. This quotation is firmly grounded in
Can the brain improve with age?
Garry Kasparov, in my opinion the most formidable chess champion of all time, recently competed in an online elite chess
Brain nutrition, Alzheimer’s, longevity and the power of memory
Chess masters have, over the past two centuries, devised various spectacular final ‘endgames’ for themselves. Some of the more eccentric and
The brain under siege
The European Brain Council at its Brain Awareness Week (held March 13-19, 2023) recognized ill-health of the brain as “a