INVENIRE

Human attempts to measure human intelligence have been prevalent since the beginning of humanity. Initially, this was not done numerically; people were simply given jobs as scribes based on qualitative measures, such as lineage. However, in the early 20th century, psychologists began to measure mental faculty numerically, devising what would eventually evolve into the IQ test. French psychologist Alfred Binet, alongside Théodore Simon, devised the IQ's test most notable ancestor: the Simon-Binet test. It was published in 1905 and was initially created to identify mental retardation in schoolchildren. For that reason, the skills tested were incredibly specific to schoolchildren; one of the skills tested was paper-cutting. Binet believed that his test would correctly identify children who needed medical care for their cognitive development; however, he stressed that he believed that intelligence could not be described simply numerically. Alfred Binet believed that intelligence shou

The article below is not an endorsement of any political party, organisation or individual.  Nigel Farage's newly founded Brexit Party has surged to the top of the polls for the upcoming European elections. According to a recent poll from Opinum, 34% of voters intend on voting for the Brexit Party in the upcoming elections, as compared to just 21% for Labour, 12% for the Liberal Democrats and 11% for the Conservatives. The reason for The Brexit Party's recent success is that a number of Tory voters feel betrayed by Theresa May; they feel that the Tory Establishment has sold them out. Popular talk show host Julia Hartley-Brewer recently hosted Farage on talkRADIO, who stated that, "We've been betrayed by our career political class. The Brexit Party has succeeded because they have not presented a multi-issue platform. They have presented one supposed problem: the European Union. They have presented one solution: leaving. This simple messaging has resonated in pro