Knowledge tells us how the world is
In 1915 a chemist planned the first big poison gas attack of World War I. 3 years later he won…
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Knowledge is knowing that
In 2009, Brian O’Driscoll answered a press conference question with a line about tomatoes, and nobody knew what he meant.…
Real knowledge is to know
In 1995, a bank robber rubbed lemon juice on his face, sure it would hide him from the cameras. This…
Knowledge is power
In 1826 a Baltimore slaveholder banned an 8-year-old Frederick Douglass from learning to read. Douglass learned anyway, and his story…
Your intelligence cannot be measured
Your IQ score is one number from one morning. Richard Feynman’s life shows why learning, solving problems and trying new…
Intelligence is the ability to understand
In 1997, Steve Jobs cut a confused Apple down to 4 products he drew on a whiteboard. Mark Manson’s quote…
Intelligence is the capacity to perceive
In the 1930s, a school decided 7-year-old Gillian Lynne had a learning disorder. A doctor switched on a radio and…
The intellectual is, quite simply
George Steiner’s test for an intellectual has nothing to do with degrees or job titles. It comes down to what’s…
Imagination is just intelligence
In 1997, Andre Geim floated a frog inside a magnet just to see what would happen. Learn what this quote…
The test of a first-rate intelligence
James Stockdale spent nearly 8 years as a prisoner of war and survived by holding 2 ideas that seem to…