Your response to questions such as these would probably depend upon the intent of the person making the assertion. Is their comment intended as a compliment on your intellectual ability or is it intended as a “putdown?” Your interpretation of their intent will be based upon the relationship you have with that person. If someone …
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 …
You may recognize that 365 is the number of days in a non leap-year. These 365 days are composed of 7 months of 31 days, plus 4 months of 30 days, plus the 28 days in February. Therefore, 365 = 31(7) + 30(4) +28. Therefore, x = 7, y = 4, satisfies this equation.
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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A gambler makes an “even money” bet on each toss of a coin. The amount he bets is half the amount of money he has in his possession. On a sequence of 10 bets, he wins 5 Times. Does the gambler have more, less or the same amount that he had at the beginning? Can …
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 …
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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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 …
Many people feel alone in this world, with no spouse, no family and no friends. This is tragic because we humans have evolved as social animals–our need to connect with other humans is “hardwired” into our DNA. Consequently, we often feel an aching loneliness and depression when we are not connected to the human species …
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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 …
