Brendan Kelly Ph.D.

Brendan Kelly is Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto. He is author of over 50 books including the recent "Intelligence, IQ & Perception", and "Intelligence: Where we Were, Where we Are & Where we’re Going." He holds two doctorate degrees: a Ph.D. in Mathematics (Number Theory) from U. of T. and an Ed.D. in Computer Applications from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, and he curates his site on Quora titled, “IQ & Intelligence.”

Why doesn’t the world know who Von Neumann was, especially now that we are looking into Los Alamos, Oppenheimer and the uranium and plutonium bombs or even Turing? 

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John von Neumann is not as well-known as Oppenheimer or Einstein because von Neumann was a mathematician, while Oppenheimer and Einstein were physicists. (see John von Neumann – Intelligence and IQ ) For the same reason, many people recognize the names, Stephen Hawking, Madame Curie and Isaac Newton, while few people have heard of Andrew Wiles, Kurt …

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Are law school students more intelligent than most others?

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Answering this question depends upon the group with whom you are comparing those who attend law school. If you are comparing the law school people with the general population, then the answer is simple: most of those who attend law school are significantly above average in intelligence. The reason is that qualifying for enrolment in …

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What are the ways that people of extremely high IQ (over 200) Achieve their levels of intelligence?

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IQ is not an absolute measure of intelligence, but rather a measure relative to the rest of the human population. IQ tests are normed so that IQ scores are distributed on a normal curve with mean 100 and standard deviation 15 (Wechsler) or 16 (Stanford-Binet), as shown in the graph below. Someone with IQ of …

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What is the connection between intelligence and wisdom

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The concepts of wisdom and high intellect are connected because a reasonably high level of intelligence is usually required for the development of wisdom. However, high intelligence does not necessarily lead to wisdom, because wisdom is acquired through high intelligence curated through extensive experience and reflection.  Over 2300 years ago, Aristotle wrote in Nicomachean Ethics: …

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What are the four scales on the Weschler Adult IQ Test (WAIS IV) and what does each scale measure?

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For adults (those above 18 years of age) there is a common test for IQ, the most popular of which is the WAIS (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale). Wechsler’s departure from a single measure of intelligence offered by the Stanford-Binet test evolved from his recognition that intelligence may have more than one dimension. Growing recognition of …

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What are some of the signs that someone has high intelligence but low emotional intelligence (EQ)?

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Many people of high intelligence (IQ) also have excellent social skills (EQ). This is generally recognized as relatively common in people in the 125–135 IQ range. Such people are significantly more intelligent than average, but they are close enough to the average to be able to self-reference to understand how others feel. This enables empathy …

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Why is US Education failing to meet international standards?

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During the many years I spent traveling to schools in the US and Canada and observing instruction in classes at all socioeconomic scales, I was able to see why so many teachers suffer burnout. Teaching children can be a rewarding experience, but when combined with behavioural issues, parental involvement, administrative demands and unrelenting efforts to …

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