Is IQ a real thing? "I find it not very meaningful, because it's at the extremes," he says. A person who enjoys academics and learning is likely to be more smart than those who don't. The difference between a 115 IQ and a 120 or what has no effect on your intelligence can still be significant if you try hard enough.
How do our brains learn? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Dave Bakker learn about learning at the Pocketlab Science Is Cool Virtual Unconference with neuroscientist Heather Berlin, PhD.
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