Top 5 Intelligence Quotes

I love quotes. Just a few words can describe something so perfectly and so succinctly that no other phrase will do.

Here are my top 5 quotes about intelligence. Feel free to add your own in the comments section:

Number 5 - Thomas Woodrow Wilson

I not only use all the brains that I have, but all I can borrow.

It is one thing to be clever, but no one person can no everything. You should take advantage of everyone around you. As the old adage goes 'two heads are better than one'!

How are Percentages Used and Abused?

Percentages are used everywhere. From discounts in shops to stories about the efficacy of a new drug. It is perhaps this widespread usage that makes us so susceptible to misinterpreting them. Of course retailers want you to think you're getting a better deal than you are. But it is always a good idea to think carefully about any percentage presented to you and work out what it means.

Let's be curious and ask, 'how are percentages used?'

What are atoms made of?

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The atom is the most quintessential symbol in science.  It is commonly drawn as a circle with smaller circles orbiting it. What do those circles represent? And what are those circles made of?

Atoms may make up the world around us, but let's be curious and ask, 'what are atoms made of?'