Brain Teaser: Solve This If You’re A Genius
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Easily distracted by Noise? Well, you might just be a Creative Genius
While it may seem like the predisposition to be easily distracted would hinder creative work, new research suggests that it also may be a key component of creative genius. Psychologists at Northwestern University have found that highly creative people tend to be more distracted by noise than the average person. The study, which was published
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English Words To Avoid in Other Countries
Considering travelling to other countries? For pleasure, tourism, family and friends? Here are some English words you want to refrain from using. These words, phonetically, do not work in other countries. TURKEY Peach. Going to Turkey? Avoid asking for a peach in the supermarket or anywhere else for that matter. It means ‘bastard’ in Turkish.
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How to Forgive Someone Who Has Hurt You
When someone wrongs you–either by accident or on purpose–it can be hard to get over it. How do you forgive somebody when every fibre of your being resists? How do you look at the person lovingly when you still have the memory of his/her unloving action? Well, you may not be able to forgive and
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Are we becoming smarter? Research suggests Humans’ IQ scores are getting steadily higher
Contrary to an earlier report that said humans’ IQ scores are decreasing due to advancement in technology, scientists have now claimed that the average intelligence of the human race has actually been steadily increasing. In research looking back over IQ tests from the past few decades, they found that the tests were becoming harder –
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Facebook launches new suicide alert system that allows users report their friends
Facebook has rolled out a new system to try and identify and help users having suicidal thoughts. It allows concerned friends to report content for review. After reviewing a report and confirming that it may indicate suicidal feelings in a user, Facebook will send that user notifications stating that a friend has attempted to help
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Why your pets really DON’T remember being told off: Average short-term memory span of animals is 27 seconds!
There’s a reason why telling your dog off for bad behaviour doesn’t always work. Compared to humans, animals don’t remember specific events, but instead tend to retain useful information that could help them survive. Dogs forget an event within two minutes, while chimpanzees will forget at around 20 seconds. Baboons, pig-tailed macaques, and squirrel monkeys,
#PNN E-MENTORING (Kayla Chanai): Tips to becoming a successful teenager
Once again, I’m glad to be with you on this platform and I would like us to continue on tips to becoming a successful teen. Last time we talked about making a decision; a clear decision to be successful. After making the decision, what do you do next? Begin With the End in Mind What
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Teachers’ pets more likely to get higher scores, study finds
When it comes to you succeeding at school, being the teacher’s pet really does go a long way. A team of German researchers compared the personalities of teachers with their students before asking the tutors to rate each pupil. They discovered that when the teachers and students shared similar traits, the teacher was more likely
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