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The Difference Between Rationality and Intelligence
By David Z. Hambrick and
Alexander P. Burgoyne
September 16, 2016
Are you intelligent — or rational?
Flagging Fake News or Bad Sources Won’t Work
By Alexander P. Burgoyne
and David Z. Hambrick
January 12, 2017
Decades of research on human memory indicate that warnings will be no panacea for the fake news problem.
Intelligence and the DNA Revolution
By Alexander P. Burgoyne
and David Z. Hambrick
August 22, 2017
We are a product of both our genetic makeup and our environments, as well as the complex interplay between the two.
Looks Matter, but so do Smarts
By David Z. Hambrick and Alexander P. Burgoyne
May 29, 2019
A lesson from parakeet romance on how to get a date.
Pupil Size Is a Marker of Intelligence
By Jason S. Tsukahara,
Alexander P. Burgoyne,
and Randall W. Engle
June 2, 2021
There is a surprising correlation between pupil size and several measures of cognitive ability.
Sometimes Mindlessness Is Better Than Mindfulness
By Alexander P. Burgoyne
and David Z. Hambrick
August 31, 2021
In some situations, don’t pay so much attention.
Talent or Training? The Documentary
By Julia Zipfel
September 15, 2022
Aired on the German network 3sat/ZDF.