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What Makes You So Smart?
By Abby Goldstein on Monday, September 29, 2008.
![]() On the surface, it seems like intelligence is a pretty simple concept to understand. After we get to know people, we usually can tell who’s a braniac and who isn’t. But there are different kinds of intelligence, and many different ways to measure it, and scientists are still a long way away from figuring out what makes some of us smarter than others. Some of it’s nature, some of it is nurture, and it’s all very complicated. Carl Zimmer wrote about some of the frustrated scientists looking into this subject for the latest issue of Scientific American. He joins us on Word of Mouth Monday to talk about his report. Click here to read Carl's article, "The Search for Intelligence". (Image by A.K. Photography) About usWord of Mouth is all about what's new. Online and on-air, the show looks at our fascinating and ever-changing world, and puts the latest ideas under a microscope. Word of Mouth investigates everything from science and technology, to health and the environment, to new trends in popular culture. The show airs Monday through Thursday at noon and is hosted by Virginia Prescott. Contact usSay what you want to say. How you want to say it. We want to hear from you. Search usPodcastWord of Mouth is on the move! Sign up for our podcast and take the show wherever you go.
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