intelligence

  1. haidut

    World IQ Scores Are Declining

    Peat mentioned in one of his recent interviews that the population has been getting dumber as a result of PUFA overexposure. I posted a few studies on declining grip strength, sperm counts, and T levels all of which are good surrogates for general health. However, the most sensitive biomarker of...
  2. haidut

    Intelligent People More Likely To Suffer From Mental Illness

    I have mentioned a few times on the forum that in the "psychiatric bible" DSM IV/V a good mental health is characterized by a mild to moderate delusion, while realism is characterized by a mild to moderate depression. Peat said a few times that people with high IQ have a hard time adjusting to...
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  3. haidut

    Fluoride Exposure (in Utero) Lowers IQ

    The news against fluride just keep on coming. Some states in the USA have started legislation to remove fluoride from drinking water. In response, the federal government is threatening to withhold emergency and disaster-relief funding. I wonder why... Fluoride exposure in utero linked to lower...
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  4. haidut

    More Intelligent People Live Longer

    Ray has written many times about the links between metabolism and intelligence, and metabolism and longevity. The mainstream view if that both traits (intelligence and longevity) are genetic and unrelated. Previous studies that found correlation between intelligence and lifespan ascribed it to...
  5. haidut

    Intelligence Expected To Decline In Higher IQ And Rise In Lower IQ People

    While the study is observational, it is important because it shows that IQ score is very malleable and depends on the environment more than anything else. I think Ray said in one of his interviews that he thinks the population of Western countries is getting progressively dumber, and he...
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    • Forum: Scientific Studies
  6. haidut

    Bees Are Capable Of Higher Learning Just Like Humans

    Peat wrote a few times about experiments with spiders and bees where the results showed that those organisms are perfectly capable of higher intelligence and can perform arithmetic operations, as well as guess intentions, plan for the future and even use tools. That last trait has been ascribed...
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  7. D

    IQ And Peat

    I'm wondering if Peat would believe that IQ is fixed from birth or if it can change over time. I feel that I'm much less intelligent than I was a few years ago. I would have thought that having a high IQ as a teenager would mean that I was only going to get significantly more intelligent as my...
  8. haidut

    A Challenge To The Current Theory Of Consciousness

    I remember Ray wrote about a chess champion in England who had such large ventricles that his brain looked like the inside rind of a coconut. Despite this "handicap", the chess guy was not only conscious but obviously had a pretty high IQ. The current theory on memory formation and brain...
  9. Koveras

    High Metabolism Allowed Evolution Of Greater Intelligence In Humans

    As Haidut mentions here, good to see increasing recognition for the role of metabolism in intelligence. "Humans are distinguished from the other living apes in having larger brains and an unusual life history that combines high reproductive output with slow childhood growth and exceptional...
  10. haidut

    Even Organisms Without Neurons Are Capable Of Intelligence And Learning

    I guess the conclusion of this study would be that "brains are overrated". I am waiting for the study that shows rocks are capable of feelings and then I think we can crown Peat a king :) Brainless slime has displayed "an unmistakable form of learning" Yellow Brainless Slime Learns to Avoid...
  11. haidut

    Brain Metabolism Predicts Fluid Intelligence And Creativity

    I am seeing more and more of these studies lately, and I consider it a good sign even though they always contain a disclaimer about the predominantly genetic component of non-fluid intelligence. Little by little, science is making an 180-degree turnaround that embraces the environment as key in...
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  12. haidut

    Intelligence And Lifespan Are Correlated

    Ray has written about this in several of his articles, and has mentioned it in a few of his interviews. One obvious explanation of the connection is that intelligent people make better lifestyle choices and this leads to better health and longer life. However, the more likely explanation is...
  13. CoolTweetPete

    Peat Diet & Increased Intelligence

    I don't mean to come across as narcissistic -- I'm still a bozo, but I've seen this mentioned on the Ray Peat threads on Facebook, and I wanted to get everyones take. Has anyone else noticed an increased sense of intelligence on a Peat-style diet? I'm wondering what the mechanisms might be. It...
  14. B

    Intelligence And Social Isolation

    I've heard Peat and others talk about how higher intelligence can tend to go with higher levels of social isolation. It seems like he takes the stance that it's the intelligence that causes one to not fit in, and become isolated, but I've been thinking about this a bunch lately, and I think it's...
  15. haidut

    Children Are Smarter Than Adults, And Toddlers Than Children

    Another confirmation of Ray's writings about metabolism and intelligence, and both being the hallmark of youth - the younger the better it seems. http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/06 ... ut-gadgets http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/11 ... 5-year-old "...Children try a variety of novel...
  16. haidut

    Open-mindedness, Intelligence Key For Predicting The Future

    Good article discussing the many shortcomings of the so-called "experts" and how open-mindedness, which is largely determined by the metabolic rate (as Ray has written before), is much more important in making good estimates/decisions about the future than an accumulation of known "facts". Also...
  17. C

    How Can We Increase Creativity And Intelligence?

    Hi all. Hope you are all well :-) So aside from eating a pro-thyroid diet, what can one do to improve creativity and/or intelligence? Short or long term, and there any hacks/supplements/practices that work? I would be particularly interested in hearing from any artists that may be on the forum...
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