Have you ever wondered whether you have an undeveloped capacity for genius? Are you intelligent enough to become wealthy? Are graduates of the Ivy League universities any smarter than average, or do they merely work harder than everyone else? These are the questions that Professor Brendan Kelly receives every day from people of all ages throughout the world on the Quora site: Intelligence and IQ. 
Comments and confessions from visitors to this virtual “water-cooler” forum have revealed a host of myths and misconceptions that undermine the individual self-concept of many, discouraging young people from pursuing their dreams, or older people from embracing new ventures. Addressing these misconceptions, Intelligence, IQ & Perception: Unpopular Truths about Popular Myths, brings to light the discoveries from cutting-edge research that debunk these popular myths and shed light on the remarkable adaptability of our brain. 
In the first of two parts, this book addresses a variety of questions, including: How can we recognize intelligence? Is your IQ inherited or acquired? How can you change your IQ? When does your intelligence reach its peak? Does talent exist or is talent a myth? What is the difference between high IQ and genius? Does EQ (emotional intelligence) trump IQ in the workplace? Are smarter people wealthier? Are male and female brains different?\nIn recent decades, science has revealed that much of what we see, hear, and perceive is an illusion. An investigation of some of our prominent, yet invisible, misperceptions is undertaken in the second half of this book, providing insights into our visceral selves, our motivations, and the evolutionary factors that shape our behaviors. These insights emerge as answers to a variety of key questions, including the following: Are what you observe and what you think you observe the same? Where does our tribal bias come from and how is it manifest? When can you trust expert opinion? How reliable is your “gut feeling?” How can you identify a highly intelligent person? What is the difference between high intelligence and wisdom? How can you attain wisdom?\nIn broaching these questions, Professor Kelly peers through the lens of our evolutionary development to gain a greater understanding of the tribal instincts that drive us toward the polarization that we see today in attitudes and beliefs. In a 20-20 hindsight view of the 2020 US election, fraught with vitriol and intense acrimony between opposing ideologies, we see a replay of the ingroup-outgroup bias that has launched wars in virtually every generation of modern human history. 
The last three chapters of this section investigate wisdom at the individual level. Through brief biographical sketches, we provide examples of those who are wise and those who are otherwise, by exploring the reflective habit of mind as the path to wisdom. The final chapter finds hope in the acquisition of wisdom through the judicious mixture of visceral and cerebral ways of knowing. Assessment tools are provided to help you acquire the self-awareness that forms the foundation of enlightened perception.

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How intelligent are you? What are your IQ and your EQ? Since the time of Homer in 700 BC, people have recognized that individuals differ in their ability to solve problems, deal with abstraction, and learn new ideas. We call this multi-faceted ability intelligence. Yet, some people who seem to have limited intellectual capacity become billionaires, while “brainiacs” who graduate summa cum laude in the greatest universities sometimes fizzle into unfulfilled potential in their voyage through life. What is this enigmatic quality–most cherished of all human characteristics–that we call intelligence?Intelligence: Where We Were, Where We Are & Where We’re Going takes us on a three-part journey from the evolution of human cognition in its earliest manifestation as instinct, through its later acquisition of rational thought, and to its culmination in a silicon-based incarnation as artificial intelligence. Insights into this faculty that has brought our species to the top of the food chain, and also to the brink of atomic suicide, are gleaned from observations of the dynamic tension between our instinctive and rational cognitive states. This tension is explored in a variety of contexts from the Cuban Missile Crisis to the current tribal conflict manifest in the global quest for the American dream, the economic class wars, and the increasing polarization that is intensifying as we approach the 2020 election in America. In this penetrating look at intelligence, Professor Kelly runs afoul of social norms, exposing how political correctness often undermines its original intent. As an unfiltered rational attack on the unquestioning acceptance of dogma, this book will threaten anyone who seeks the comfort of unchallenged beliefs. However, the intrepid reader will find lots of humor, and cause for reflection as we observe our species through a story line involving four college friends who journey together through six decades of life.

Intelligence: Where We Were, Where We Are, & Where We're Going

ISBN/ISMN Published Heritage Branch Library and Archives Canada / Government of Canada

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