"A high IQ is like height in a basketball player," says David Perkins, who studies thinking and reasoning skills at Harvard Graduate School of Education in Cambridge, Massachusetts. "It is very important, all other things being equal. But all other things aren't equal. There's a lot more to being a good basketball player than being tall, and there's a lot more to being a good thinker than having a high IQ."

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Honduras natural wonders are not to be missed. Eco tourism abounds with numerous national parks, marine reserves, wildlife refuges, pristine lakes, waterfalls and more. This video showcases a select few of these must-see spots, including Cuero y Salado Wildlife Refuge, Pico Bonito National Park, Lake Yojoa, Pulhapanzak Falls, Cerro Azul Meambar National Park, and Jeanette Kawas National Park.

(This video was filmed in July and August 2009, in conjunction with the Honduras Institute of Tourism. Underwater footage courtesy of Strange Media.)

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Nestled in western Honduras are the Maya ruins of Copan, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In this video, you'll learn about this incredible site and how its artistic details differentiate it from other Maya cities.

This video was filmed at the Copan Ruins in July 2009, in conjunction with the Honduras Institute of Tourism.

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3 CHARACTERISTICS OF A LEADER

Whether it’s Barack Obama leading our nation, a quarterback trying to lead his team to the conference championship or a parent trying to lead a family through these difficult economic times, Maxwell says there are three characteristics needed to become a successful leader.

1. Consensus building: Abraham Lincoln was such a phenomenal leader because he understood the importance of consensus building and bringing together the people around him to help make up for his weaknesses. “The fallacy of leadership is thinking that if you can lead in one area you can lead in all areas, and you know all the answers,” Maxwell says. “This is simply not true. The new generation of leaders needs to be consensus builders by walking slowly through the crowd and valuing the opinions of others before making any decision.”

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2. Humility: “All great leaders are humble,” Maxwell says. “Instead of talking about their own accomplishments, leaders are looking to give the team the credit.”

3. Risk taking: Leaders are not afraid to step out and say this is what needs to be done. Another of Maxwell’s favorite leaders was Winston Churchill, who stood alone against Parliament, maintaining Nazism’s threat to Europe when many people considered it a mere nuisance. “Churchill had the courage to go against the grain, against the trend, against the current,” Maxwell says. “He had the courage to do what he felt was right even in the midst of severe opposition.”

Photo: Sharon Fullingim

National Geographic reader Sharon Fullingim took this fantastic photo of a praying mantis catching a hummingbird (and believe it or not, this isn’t the first time we’ve featured such a story). Moral of the story? Don’t ever mess with a praying mantis.

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