http://netvouz.com/narky/tag/intellectual?feed=rss narky's bookmarks tagged "intellectual" on Netvouz http://www.amazon.com/Intelligence-Very-Short-Introduction-Introductions/dp/0192893211 People value their powers of thinking and most of us are interested in why some people seem to drive a highly tuned Rolls Royce brain while others potter along with a merely serviceable Ford Fiesta. This Very Short Introduction describes what psychologists have discovered about how and why people differ in their thinking powers. The book takes readers from no knowledge about the science of human intelligence to a stage where they are able to make judgements for themselves about some of the key questions about human mental ability differences. Each chapter deals with a central issue that is both scientifically lively and of considerable general interest, and is structured around a diagram which is explained in the course of the chapter. The issues discussed Educational > Books narky Wed, 27 Dec 2006 23:04:53 GMT http://www.unimelb.edu.au/ExtRels/PubLectures/ As part of our contribution to the intellectual life of Melbourne, the University hosts a selection of public lectures by prominent local, national and international speakers. Educational > University narky Mon, 22 May 2006 22:28:21 GMT http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_wiles Sir Andrew John Wiles (born April 11, 1953) is a British-American mathematician, the Eugene Higgins Professor of Mathematics at Princeton University, Princeton mathematics department chair, and member of scientific advisory board of the Clay Mathematics Institute. One of the major highlights of his career has been an announcement of a proof of Fermat's Last Theorem in 1993 and a discovery of a beautiful method to complete that proof in 1994. Educational > Mathematics > People narky Thu, 01 Jun 2006 06:52:56 GMT