If you consider yourself smart but aren't sure why, it's important to realize that being intelligent is a lot more than just test scores and memorization. Intelligence has more to do with how we're ...

When you are 2 years old, your mother knows more about you than you know yourself. As you get older, you begin to understand things about your mind that even she doesn’t know. But then, says Yuval ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Tracy Brower writes about joy, community and the future of work. This article is more than 7 years old. She was that person ...

Many people equate creativity with knowledge but nothing could be further from the truth. According to creativity guru Roger von Oech, “The real key to being creative lies in what you do with your ...

From using words to overthrowing regimes, shared awareness is necessary for people to coordinate. The cognitive scientist explains to Nature how it works. When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows...: ...

A breast cancer survivor discusses how researching cancer risks and environmental factors made her feel better equipped with information against the disease. Francis Bacon coined the phrase “knowledge ...

One of the world’s biggest science experiments shows why everybody needs to re-examine what it means to know something. In July, Joseph Giaime, a physics professor at Louisiana State University and ...