People who recognize songs from the first few notes may be demonstrating an impressive form of auditory pattern recognition ...

Some people seem to have an unusual ability to know when something is right, wrong, safe or suspicious without being able to explain exactly why. They may meet someone and immediately sense that the ...

Risk is inherent in making high-stakes decisions. Even with a wealth of data and analytics available, seasoned and experienced professionals frequently rely on gut instinct to navigate complex ...

Empathetic people who are also pattern recognizers use their intuition and emotional intelligence to help others. They solve ...

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 — ...