Psychology researchers from the University of Bern, Switzerland, led by Martin Buschkuehl, have discovered a way to improve a type of intelligence called fluid intelligence, which scientists once believed was set by genetics. This intelligence allows a person to adapt and solve new and unexpected problems.
The approach uses an advanced version of a mental exercise called an “n-back task”, which can be easily made into software that might work on a portable game systems or a PC.
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Sometimes when we can see patterns behind the workings of the world; when we are traveling down the path of conscious awareness, we become excited and wish to share our feelings and experiences with others. But sometimes, they will not or cannot listen.
I was just sitting here watching The Matrix (a brilliant allegory for our existence), and this piece of advice from Morpheus to Neo struck me as something that we can take into consideration when we receive a cold response from others who do not understand what we understand.
You have to understand, most of these people are not ready to be unplugged. And many of them are so immersed, so hopelessly dependent on the system, that they will fight to protect it.
– The Matrix, ©1999 Warner Brothers Pictures
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