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A daily briefing for people who are curious about the world but tired of doom. Each episode is carefully crafted with one goal: give you something worth sharing at dinner tonight. Economics, science, business, culture. Ten minutes every morning. Born from a New Year's resolution that stuck.

  1. 10h ago

    How Did "IQ" Become The Standard For Measuring Intelligence?

    00:00 — Introduction 00:33 — He Said Not to Do This 01:41 — What Your Brain Actually Does 03:04 — Grit, AI, and What We're Actually Measuring 04:55 — Wrap Up Sources: - Cogn-IQ.org - Alfred Binet: Inventor of the First Practical IQ Test (1905): https://www.cogn-iq.org/blog/alfred-binet-intelligence-testing/ - What's My IQ? - The History of Intelligence Testing: From Binet to Modern Assessments: https://whatsmyiq.org/blog/history-intelligence-testing-binet-modern-assessments - JobCannon - History of IQ Testing: From Binet to Modern Scales: https://jobcannon.io/blog/history-of-iq-testing - Stanford-Binet.org - What an Intelligence Test Actually Measures (and Misses): https://www.stanford-binet.org/blog/what-intelligence-tests-measure - The Daily Pennsylvanian - SAT Scores as Indicators of America's Educational Wealth Disparities: https://www.thedp.com/article/2023/11/sat-study-wealth-inequality-american-education-system-penn - Silicon Canals - Duckworth's Grit, SAT, and GPA: Talent and Persistence Aren't the Same: https://siliconcanals.com/t-duckworth-grit-sat-gpa-talent-persistence/ - Slate - What Do SAT and IQ Tests Measure? General Intelligence Predicts School and Life Success: https://slate.com/technology/2014/04/what-do-sat-and-iq-tests-measure-general-intelligence-predicts-school-and-life-success.html - Nature Neuroscience - Neural Efficiency and Intelligence: A Review: https://www.nature.com/articles/nn.4244 - Scientific American - The Science of Intelligence: Does IQ Really Matter?: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-science-of-iq/ Full interactive experience at thehigheriq.com — skip between stories, test your recall, and get personalized briefings.

  2. 1d ago

    What The Moon Does For Earth

    00:00 — Introduction 00:42 — The Reason Seasons Exist 01:58 — Your Day Used to Be Six Hours Long 03:13 — We Built Everything Around It 04:38 — Wrap Up Sources: - Sentinel Mission - How Does the Moon Affect Earth? Key Impacts on Tides, Rotation, Climate, and Life: https://sentinelmission.org/blog/how-does-the-moon-affect-earth/ - Sentinel Mission - How the Moon Affects Earth: Tides, Rotation, Seasons, and Life: https://sentinelmission.org/blog/how-the-moon-affects-earth/ - EarthDate - If Earth Had No Moon: https://www.earthdate.org/episodes/if-earth-had-no-moon - LPI/NASA - The Moon's Influence on Us: https://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/explore/marvelMoon/background/moon-influence/ - Institute for Creation Research - The Moon: Required for Life on Earth: https://www.icr.org/content/moon-required-life-earth - NASA NTRS - Rotation of a Moonless Earth: https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20140011208 Full interactive experience at thehigheriq.com — skip between stories, test your recall, and get personalized briefings.

  3. 2d ago

    You're Paying for Someone Else's Retirement, And Hopefully Someone Will Pay For Yours

    00:00 — Introduction 00:36 — Before Social Security, Half of Seniors Were Poor 01:36 — It's Not a Savings Account 03:05 — Will It Be There When I Retire? 04:39 — Wrap Up Sources: - Lawyers.com - Social Security: Why It Was Created and How It Works: https://legal-info.lawyers.com/social-security/social-security-basics/social-security-why-it-was-created-and-how-it-works.html - Peter G. Peterson Foundation - Budget Basics: How Does Social Security Work?: https://www.pgpf.org/article/how-does-social-security-work/ - SSA - Social Security: A Program and Policy History: https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v70n3/v70n3p1.html - SSA - The Development of Social Security in America: https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v66n1/v66n1p1.html - Wikipedia - History of Social Security in the United States: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Social_Security_in_the_United_States - NBC Washington - What Is Social Security and How Does It Work?: https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/what-is-social-security-how-does-it-work/3749046/ - The Conference Board - Explainer: Social Security: https://www.conference-board.org/publications/explainer-social-security Full interactive experience at thehigheriq.com — skip between stories, test your recall, and get personalized briefings.

  4. 3d ago

    How BMI was created

    00:00 — Introduction 00:47 — An Astronomer's Formula 02:06 — 29 Million People Overnight 03:19 — What It Can't Tell You 04:38 — Wrap Up Sources: - PMC / National Library of Medicine - The History and Faults of the Body Mass Index and Where to Look Next: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10693914/ - Health Service Navigator - History of Body Mass Index (BMI) Measurement: https://www.myhsn.co.uk/top-tip/history-of-body-mass-index-bmi-measurement/ - CalculateMyBMI - The Complete History of BMI: From Quetelet to Modern Medicine (1832-2026): https://calculatemybmi.net/blog/bmi-history/ - GoWin Tools - History of BMI: Why It Was Invented and Its Limitations: https://gowin.tools/blog/history-of-bmi/ - CV Wellbeing - Body Mass Index: Flaws & Myths of BMI: https://www.cvwellbeing.com/blog/body-mass-index-scales - Conversable Economist - Origins of the Body Mass Index: https://conversableeconomist.com/2020/08/21/origins-of-the-body-mass-index/ - Wikipedia - Adolphe Quetelet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolphe_Quetelet Full interactive experience at thehigheriq.com — skip between stories, test your recall, and get personalized briefings.

  5. 3d ago

    They Slowed Your Phone on Purpose

    00:00 — Introduction 00:41 — They Slowed Your Phone on Purpose 01:56 — $500 Million and a French Law 03:19 — The Replacement Math 04:39 — Wrap Up Sources: - Forbes - On Apple's 'Batterygate': Why Settling For $500 Million Is The Wrong Move: https://www.forbes.com/sites/vianneyvaute/2020/03/10/on-apples-batterygate-why-settling-for-500-million-dollars-is-the-wrong-move/ - TechCrunch - Apple Will Pay $113M to Settle 34-State 'Batterygate' Lawsuit: https://techcrunch.com/2020/11/18/charge-please-apple-will-pay-113m-to-settle-34-state-batterygate-lawsuit - Gulf News / AP - Apple Agrees to $500M Deal in iPhone-Slowing Suit: https://gulfnews.com/business/apple-agrees-to-500m-deal-in-iphone-slowing-suit-1.1583188160593 - PhoneArena - Apple Could Be Fined Up to $11.5 Billion in France After Planned Obsolescence Accusations: https://phonearena.com/news/Apple-could-be-fined-up-to-11.5-billion-in-France-after-being-accused-of-planned-obsolesence_id101127 - Android Police - 8 Years After Apple's Batterygate, Rumors of Planned Obsolescence Persist: https://www.androidpolice.com/truth-about-batterygate-throttling/ - Malay Mail / Reuters - Apple to Pay $113M to US States Over iPhone Battery Complaints: https://www.malaymail.com/news/money---international/2020/11/19/apple-to-pay-us113m-to-us-states-over-iphone-battery-complaints/1924008 Full interactive experience at thehigheriq.com — skip between stories, test your recall, and get personalized briefings.

  6. 4d ago

    Why We Say "God Bless You" After a Sneeze

    00:00 — Introduction 00:37 — Older Than Anyone Remembers 01:55 — The Plague Connection 03:14 — What Everyone Else Says 04:27 — Wrap Up Sources: - History Facts - Why Do We Say 'Bless You' When Someone Sneezes?: https://historyfacts.com/arts-culture/article/why-do-we-say-bless-you-when-someone-sneezes/ - ScienceInsights - Why Do We Say Bless You When Someone Sneezes?: https://scienceinsights.org/why-do-we-say-bless-you-when-someone-sneezes/ - HowStuffWorks - Why Do We Say 'Bless You' or 'Gesundheit' When People Sneeze?: https://people.howstuffworks.com/sneezing.htm - ScienceABC - Why Do People Say 'Bless You' When You Sneeze?: https://www.scienceabc.com/eyeopeners/gesundheit-why-do-people-say-bless-you-when-you-sneeze - WordSmarts - Why Do We Say 'Bless You' After a Sneeze?: https://wordsmarts.com/bless-you-origin/ Full interactive experience at thehigheriq.com — skip between stories, test your recall, and get personalized briefings.

  7. 6d ago

    Your Banana Is a Clone

    00:00 — Introduction 00:48 — We've Been Doing This for 10,000 Years 01:47 — The Banana Problem 03:12 — The Label on Your Salt 04:30 — Wrap Up Sources: - Culinary Lore - Are All Seedless Fruits Genetically Modified (GMO)?: https://culinarylore.com/food-science:are-all-seedless-fruits-genetically-modified-gmo/ - Tasting Table - Are Seedless Fruits Genetically Modified?: https://www.tastingtable.com/2201001/are-seedless-fruits-gmo/ - ScienceAlert - Here's What Fruits and Vegetables Looked Like Before We Domesticated Them: https://www.sciencealert.com/fruits-vegetables-before-domestication-photos-genetically-modified-food-natural - Listverse - 10 Foods That Have Been Genetically Modified Beyond Recognition: https://listverse.com/2017/11/02/10-foods-that-have-been-genetically-modified-beyond-recognition/ - Piedmont Master Gardeners - Seedless Fruits and Vegetables: How Does That Happen?: https://www.piedmontmastergardeners.org/article/seedless-fruits-and-vegetables-how-does-that-happen/ - University of Florida IFAS - Ponder the Antiquity of Fruits and Vegetables: https://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/hort/author/mjameson/page/14 - European Commission - A Decade of EU-Funded GMO Research (2001-2010): https://ec.europa.eu/research/biosociety/pdf/a_decade_of_eu-funded_gmo_research.pdf Full interactive experience at thehigheriq.com — skip between stories, test your recall, and get personalized briefings.

  8. Aug 12

    Is Calvin Klein at Marshalls The Same Quality?

    00:00 — Introduction 00:36 — Clearance Isn't Where the Store Loses Money 01:56 — The Deal That Was Never Real 03:18 — When Honest Pricing Backfired 04:35 — Wrap Up Sources: - Mic - How Do TJ Maxx and Marshalls Sell Designer Clothes So Cheap?: https://www.mic.com/articles/185874/5-shopping-hacks-and-secrets-to-save-money-on-designer-clothes-how-tj-maxx-and-marshalls-sell-cheap-discounted-brand-name-clothing - RetailWire - TJ Maxx's and Marshalls' Comparison Prices Aren't Always What They Seem: https://retailwire.com/tj-maxxs-and-marshalls-comparison-prices-arent-always-what-they-seem/ - Best Life - How to Spot Fake Designer Items at TJ Maxx and Marshalls: https://bestlifeonline.com/fake-designer-items-at-t-j-maxx-marshalls/ - WSJ Video - The Economics of TJ Maxx: https://video.byui.edu/media/t/1_d8w3vx5s - RetailDive - How TJ Maxx's Unique Tactics Are Conquering Off-Price Retail: https://www.retaildive.com/news/mad-maxx-how-tj-maxxs-unique-tactics-are-conquering-off-price-retail/399977 - Fortune - Macy's Eyes Off-Price as TJX Dominates: https://fortune.com/2015/01/08/macys-outlet-off-price - Harvard Business Review - JCPenney's 'Fair and Square' Pricing Strategy (Case Study): https://hbr.org/2014/01/how-jc-penneys-ceo-destroyed-the-company - BBC - Burberry Burns Bags, Clothes and Perfume Worth Millions: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-44885983 Full interactive experience at thehigheriq.com — skip between stories, test your recall, and get personalized briefings.

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A daily briefing for people who are curious about the world but tired of doom. Each episode is carefully crafted with one goal: give you something worth sharing at dinner tonight. Economics, science, business, culture. Ten minutes every morning. Born from a New Year's resolution that stuck.

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    HigherIQ
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    2026
  • Episodes
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