Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. For decades, intelligence has been often reduced to a number — ...

One of the great myths in the technosphere is that musicians make good programmers because music is like math. I disagree. Music is not enough like math for any relevant or significant skill transfer.

When you see a pattern, it can change your life. Seeing a pattern can even make you smarter. Recognizing a pattern is like looking through a telescope for the first time. As if with new eyes, you see ...