Srinivas Padma: Personal Musings on Life, Growth, and Connections

Parents, who want others to know that their beloved child is simply a genius, can now breathe a sign of relief as help is at hand. A British researcher has devised a list of certain characteristics that parents should look out for to spot hidden talents in their son or daughter, the Daily Mail reported here. Bernadette Tynan, a former lecturer at the Research Centre for Able Pupils in Oxford, believes the potential of many bright youngsters is not being developed in schools and fails to show up in tests. " Not all abilities can be captured in simple pen and paper tests. A child may be good at building things, or have great imagination, or be a great leader - gifts like these cannot be measured," Tynan was quoted as saying. She has identified six types of pupils whose talents may not be recognised. They are who earned the nickname when they rearranged the goldfish bowls and their classmates' seating arrangements in reception - this could be a very strong indication o...

London: Curvy women are not only intelligent, attractive and live longer, they also give birth to intelligent children, finds a new study. Women with large hips and small waists are considered curvy and they are found to be more intelligent than those with either " apple-shaped " or linear bodies , according to the study to be published this week in the journal Evolution and Human Behaviour. It is possibly because such women have higher levels of omega3 fatty acids on their hips. Intake of Omega3 fatty acids found in some types of fish is already known to help improve cognitive health. Waist fat can also be a contributory factor in diabetes and heart disease. Thinner or linear shaped women would simply lack enough of either type of fat, scientists at the Universities of Pittsburgh and California, Santa Barbara have found . The researchers based their findings after collecting details of body measurements and scores in cognitive tests of about 16,000 women and gi...