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My post on December 13, 2021, was titled, “What can a person of IQ 160 do that a person of average IQ cannot?” There was an overwhelming response to this post (almost all positive) though some people wondered how IQ items that appear artificially contrived, could have any relevance to the intelligence required in the …
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Augusta Ada Byron was born on December 10, 1815, six months after Napoleon was defeated at Waterloo. Her father was the famous poet Lord George Byron and her mother was Anne Isabelle Milbanke. Her parent’s separated a month after she was born and she never saw her father again. Resolving that her daughter would never …
This question was posted recently on Quora at: https://intelligenceandiq.quora.com Before answering, I wish to remind you that although IQ is the best measure of intelligence that we have, it’s not perfect. Some people who have taken IQ tests on different occasions and under professional supervision have obtained significantly different scores on those occasions. Performance on an …
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In the past 20 years, China has rocketed past Japan and become the second biggest economy in the world. It is now on the brink of overtaking the US as the world’s top economic engine. It is flexing its military power in unveiled threats to Taiwan and planning to replace the US dollar as the …
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Our world is becoming dangerously polarized. As we converse with friends and colleagues on social media, we forge connections with people of like mind–those who share our beliefs and opinions. As these opinions receive increasingly more validation from fellow members of these mini-societies, we become more entrenched in the perception that our opinions are truths. …
Nathaniel requested my answer to the above question. I share that response in this post for anyone who has trouble writing. Nathaniel, I have good news for you. Everyone, no matter what their IQ, struggles to write non-fiction or fiction in a way that is engaging, succinct, and well-structured. If you visit the Hemingway House …
Some people claim that Sir Winston Churchill was one of the most intelligent people of his generation. His epoch-making speeches inspired the British during World War II, while he was Britain’s Prime Minister, and are credited with raising British morale through its darkest days. His fluid expression and acerbic wit have been regarded as the model …
One of the many hotly-debated topics that surfaces on the internet from time to time is the question, “Who was the most intelligent of the 46 U.S. Presidents from George Washington to Joe Biden?” Was it Thomas Jefferson, as suggested by John F. Kennedy? Or was it John Quincy Adams, or Kennedy, himself? Maybe it …
Recent research in epigenetics is suggesting that the way in which genes express themselves depends on the environment in which they operate. Evidence for this appeared in 1797 when three hunters near Saint-Sernin-sur-Rance in France sighted a young pre-pubescent male sprinting through the woods. They gave chase and captured him when he attempted to escape …
Years ago, when I was an undergraduate, specializing in mathematics and physics at the University of Toronto, my colleagues and I were filled with an inflated sense of our abilities and were inclined to dismiss anyone outside our realm as irrelevant. However, as time unfolded, life taught us lessons in humility. Two years ago, I …
