There are probably two types of intelligence. Fluid intelligence is your ability to think quickly. It relies on the ability to maintain attention and benefits from a strong working memory. Crystalline intelligence is the ability to apply knowledge from previous learning processes that has been store
Our ability to sense, understand, and control emotions is known as emotional intelligence (EI) and is considered critical to human thriving. For centuries, we thought that emotions and cognition were two separate things. Today we know that the two are constantly interacting. The most relevant model
Maybe there is right and wrong, good and bad. But maybe not. Maybe it's all a question of perspective. A video to think about it. Special thanks to our Patreons: Avigail, Badrah, Cedric Wang, David Markham, Denis Kraus, Don Bone, Esther Chiang, Eva Marie Koblin, John Zhang, Julien Dumesnil, Mathis
We often think that freedom means acting without restrictions. But since one person's freedom can influence another's, unrestricted action usually creates problems. To prevent this, we create rules. Philosopher Isaiah Berlin went a step further and distinguished two types of freedom: negative freedo
"God is dead. God remains dead. And we killed him," wrote Friedrich Nietzsche in 1882. To understand what the German philosopher meant and what he thought about man, morality and society as a whole, we collaborated with Professor Stephen Hicks for this Sprouts special series. Support us on Patreon
Buddhist education is a movement that began a long time ago in temple schools throughout South and East Asia and has only recently evolved into more official, modern institutions. Since we don't have much experience with the subject, we were helped by Neil Amas, the director of Panyaden, a Buddhi
"Playing is the highest form of research," Einstein is said to have said. Nowadays, gaming also happens in video games, and teachers use it in class or for homework. For this video, we teamed up with the folks at G2A – the world's largest gaming marketplace. We'll learn about the three dimensions of
In 1983, the American psychologist Howard Gardner published a book [Frames of Mind] with the theory that there are nine types of intelligence: Special thanks to our Patreons: Avigail, Badrah, Cedric Wang, David Markham, Denis Kraus, Don Bone, Esther Chiang, Eva Marie Koblin, John Zhang, Julien Dum
A habit is a set thought pattern that leads to automated behavior. This has the advantage that we don't have to keep rethinking what needs to be done. It just happens and can be a good thing. But a bad habit can also harm us, or keep us from developing. But we can learn and unlearn you, like every
"Active learning" means getting involved, collaborating with others, and implementing concepts in the real world. It is intellectual hard work. But it allows you to remember the content better, understand it better and transfer it to other situations. Why does it work so well? We take a look at th
The Dunning-Kruger effect is a cognitive bias that makes people believe that they are smarter and more capable than they actually are. The effect is related to people's general inability to recognize their lack of skills. You can find out how this effect comes about and what you can do to prevent it
Cognitive behavioral therapy was developed by Aaron Temkin Beck in 1964 and is often used to help people with phobias, depression, fears, or addictions. Follow the story of Lily to see how it can be used to treat school anxiety. Read the full script here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZFYLJCf
