https://ideapod.com Expanding Minds, One Idea at a Time Mon, 24 Jul 2023 14:21:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://ideapod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-Ideapod-favicon-32x32.png https://ideapod.com 32 32 https://ideapod.com/dna-and-intelligence/ https://ideapod.com/dna-and-intelligence/#respond Wed, 07 Jun 2023 16:00:24 +0000 https://ideapod.com/?p=169914 Does our DNA predetermine our intelligence? Are there any scientific studies about that?  Intelligence is challenging to study, partly because it can be defined and measured in different ways. Elements of intelligence include the ability to: Reason; Plan;  Solve problems;  Think abstractly; Understand complex ideas.  So, how do you study all of them at once? 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