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Reinventing the Wheel: Creative Problem Solving is Not Always Optimal

Sticking to the status quo or to existing technologies is sometimes the easiest way forward, even if we would choose a different way of solving a given problem.

Kung Fu: How Academia Could Learn a Thing or Two from Martial Artists

How the intellectual world has abandoned the idealistic quest for self-improvement and self-actualization in favor of a misinterpreted meritocracy.

Mathematics Fun: Calculating the Evolution of PUFA Levels in the Human Body

Modeling the intake and burning of polyunsaturated fats in the human body, and how these levels evolve with time.

The Role of Dietary Oxalates in Inflammation and Tissue Rigidity

How some so-called healthy foods may be more toxic than they seem.

Why Exceptionally Intelligent Kids Don't React Well to Angry Adults

On the risks of an activated limbic system and mirror neurons, and their implications in profound giftedness.

Realistic Drawing as a Meditative Activity

How realistic drawing can activate the right hemisphere of the brain, and increase awareness and attention to detail.

Responsibility in Nurturing Genius: A Common Mistake Parents Make in Cognitive Stimulation

Why some early intellectual enrichment methods are lacking in the key characteristic to high-level cognition

Tai Chi for Intelligence: Empower the Prefrontal Cortex

The lost art of re-engaging the prefrontal cortex to reduce impulse thinking, improve cognition, and achieve a greater balance in life.