Word: iq
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...mostly in animals--that behavior can be altered with carefully repeated drills and rewards. In 1987, Ivar Lovaas at UCLA published a small study with huge repercussions. He reported that 9 out of 19 autistic children taught for 40 hours a week with behaviorist methods had big jumps in IQ and were able to pass first grade; only 1 out of 40 in control groups did so. It was the first bright ray of hope in autism...
...says, “The next question is from Christopher. He goes to Harvard…” “Oh shit!” J-Zone interjects. “You actually have Harvard kids listening to my records? Are you trying to bring down your IQ by listening to my music? That’s scary! A Harvard person…” “Here’s his question: Somehow I go to Harvard where certain cats aren’t really feeling everything I stand for. How do I keep...
Hodgman's humor requires a high cultural IQ. "I don't consider what I do comedy qua comedy," he says. "It's something much weirder." Nevertheless, his weirdness is in high demand, with gigs on NPR's This American Life and editing the Times Magazine's new "Funny Pages" feature--in addition to The Daily Show and the sequel to Expertise he's writing. "Like Tintin, I'm not one to turn down a good adventure," says Hodgman. "Even when my drunken sailor companion begs me to just stay home in the chteau for once...
...Name: Ginger Knowles Character Analysis: Ginger Knowles faces a profound...nothing. Berry’s sole purpose in the movie is to fulfill a gratuitous nude scene. She is eye candy, knows it, and does it well. Notable quotation: Ginger: “Surprised that a girl with an IQ over seventy can give you a hard on?” “Catwoman” (2004) Character Name: I’ll give you nine guesses. If you need more than one, you’ve probably seen...
...notably those that treat Alzheimer's disease, have been shown in small studies to improve the performance of healthy brains, though not by much. (Most of the research to date has been carried out on patients suffering from cognitive deficits.) "It's not like you start out with an IQ of 100 and get an IQ of 140 after taking these drugs," says Dr. Anjan Chatterjee, a neurologist at the University of Pennsylvania...