Archive for 24th February 2009
Does University Challenge really test intelligence? 24 Feb 2009
I remember reading about the varying aspects of intelligence and that David Beckham was cited as one example. An academic may be able to tell you a great deal about the ancient Greeks, but couldn’t bend it like Beckham, for example.
The peanut detectives 24 Feb 2009
Pick up a random product from a supermarket shelf and there is a reasonable chance it will display the warning “May contain nuts”. Some consumer groups say the label is over-used and unnecessary, undermining more valid warnings and designed to cover the backs of the manufacturers. A serious subject it might be, but do we [...]
Oxford college lifts quiz trophy 24 Feb 2009
The big story here seems to be Gail Trimble, who scored two-thirds of the 1200 points her team accumulated on the way to winning a final. What no one seems to have pointed out is that: She’s 26: what is she still doing at uni? Get a job. And by no means was she the [...]