intelligence

Are potty-mouthed people silly? Cursing is inappropriate and rude. We know it belongs only to simple-minded and poorly educated people, they just lack vocabulary and manners to express themselves more intelligently. However, it turns out…

Stephen Hawking died last night. After not only living a life that contributed in a unique way to the advance of science, but also outliving the portion of existence predicted to him by the daunting diagnosis of ALS some half a century ago.…

So why is intelligence so sexy? Several psychologists have found that males with the healthiest sperm, are those with the highest IQ. Furthermore the sperm quality is correlated with brain quality, explaining that women want smart and…

It's Friday night, you intelligent young thing. One problem, you're single. The blinds are drawn, the TV is on at a low volume. Your cat walks into the room, and you give her a blank stare. You pour a little more wine and sigh. Shouldn't…

Catfishing, deceiving someone into a relationship online using a fictional persona, is cruel in more ways than one: creates a lack of trust, false hope and wastes the victims time. So let’s just remind ourselves of what first date prep…

There are many misconceptions about highly intelligent people – among the most debated being how to identify them. Albert Einstein himself once said: “It is not that I’m so smart. But I stay with the questions much longer.” Indeed, many…

I had hoped I’d never have to write this article. I heard the whispers, read a few things online, and thought well, that all seems a little subjective. I was in a safe space with this whole men-can’t-handle-intelligent-women thing. I…

What is the deal with men and smart women? Men say they want to date a smart woman, but when given the opportunity to date a woman of equal or higher intelligence to them, they punt. Or they ditch the opportunity entirely. As one woman…

Intelligence is defined as the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills, and use them to make judgements or have opinions based on reason. Being book-smart and knowing all the facts doesn't mean you're intelligent. It's in your…

If you find yourself attracted to intelligence - literally, sexually attracted- then congratulations, you can consider yourself a "sapiosexual." A sapiosexual is: a person who is sexually attracted to intelligence or the human mind before…