Tag: g factor
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Bouncer vs. John von Neumann
Christopher Langan may be the smartest man on this planet in therm of IQ yet his intellectual abilities weren’t futile at all. Once hired as a club bouncer, his IQ may match the IQ of John von Neumann, arguably one of the smartest men of all time. The difference is that von Neumann contributed significantly…
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Genes for baby from Neumann, Godel and Einstein
Imagine combining these geniuses into one person. Since we have discovered the DNA, combining these 3 gentlemen is not impossible. Yes, it is a joke. The genes interactions are so specific that the born baby would possess intelligence quite close to above average or even average. But we should discover what genes are responsible for…
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Warren Buffett is wrong, talent for investing goes hand in hand with IQ
Legendary investor Warren Buffett famously proclaimed: “The good news I can tell you is that to be a great investor you don’t have to have a terrific IQ. If you’ve got 160 IQ, sell 30 points to somebody else because you won’t need it in investing. What you do need is the right temperament.” Yes,…
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30 IQ points lower when old. It is proven we are really getting dumber as we age
Arguably one of the most statistically significant concepts in humanities, the g factor (the product of it is intelligence quotient; IQ), is divided into two parts: performance (fluid) and verbal (crystallized). Each of these parts, measured by a statistical tool specially developed for it (factor analysis), is connected somehow to creativity, talents, latent inhibition and…
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How to convince intelligent people who don’t believe in IQ (g factor)
Even enormously intelligent people, notably James Sidis, expressed their doubt about intelligence quotient. So you want to tell me that a person is more intelligent in every possible manner? Does a manager with IQ of 140 have better performance than a manager with IQ of 130? I have heard highly intelligent people saying pretty stupid…
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My advice to disadvantaged African-Americans
Being an African-American in the USA is a tough job. You are discriminated in every possible field you can imagine. Disproportional police brutality, disproportional criminal sentences, being locked up in a ghetto, living in poverty and poor educational system. However, if the government appears not to care you have to seize your opportunity. And I…
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Mark Zuckerberg, from an avid enthusiast to a politician
You are a young lad, super-ambitious, have an IQ of 160, a bunch of talents and you create a successful startup. But such a startup poses risks for the super-rich interest groups controlling the US. They need to use the technology, they need to spy upon their controlled population. So they will buy the majority…
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The malevolent purpose of the formal education system
I have never understood why the American private high schools suck (sorry, I cannot put it in another way). I understood the poor level of the state schools, but private ones? These are schools for the 19th century (or for the Middle Ages). And what would I put into their curriculum? Mathematics (even in a…
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Human races as dog races
African-Americans are genetically prone to crime. Hispanics are genetically prone the crime. All of the races differ in their behavior. It is still unbelievable some people connect differences among human races to dog races. So let’s put it straight. Gorillas from the same forest are genetically more distant than the most distant human races on…
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The silliest of the silly. You have IQ 120 and then it’s over
Have you heard this? When you have an IQ of 120 and more it doesn’t matter anymore. There are two possibilities how the proponents of this meant it: 1. There is progress of intelligence over IQ of 120 but doesn’t matter; that signals that people with IQs of 160 are on the same level as…