From Henry Dampier, Sucks To Your IQ: It’s a profound mistake, however, to act like it’s the only thing that matters, to say that grouping people into a country or institution based on their innate intelligence alone is the way to make the Tower of Babel political construct work properly. // In a similar way… Continue reading IQ and Morality; IQ and Job Performance
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The British Origins of HBD
This story is kinda old, but UK TV presenter Katie Hopkins recently got into hot water by the UK liberal left for suggesting that dementia patients ‘blocking beds’ is an ineffective use of public resources, especially since they have little or no sensory perception. I agree, public goods (such as public healthcare) should be optimized… Continue reading The British Origins of HBD
Neo Masculinity and Christianity, Darwinian Conservatism, Free Will, Biological Reality
An interesting post from Return of Kings: Why Christianity Is Not An Enemy Of Neomasculinity I’m not sure who ever said it was. Atheists within the neo-masculinity movement, in contrast to the smug atheists who watch Colbert and Daily Show, don’t have enmity towards Christians. They may not agree with Christianity, but this disagreement is… Continue reading Neo Masculinity and Christianity, Darwinian Conservatism, Free Will, Biological Reality
Wired For Success: Brain Scans Predict Mathematical Ability
This is a huge story on Reddit right now, getting a staggering 4000+ up-votes in less than eight hours: Brain scans better forecast math learning in kids than do skill tests, study finds: Gray matter volume and connections between several brain regions better forecast 8-year-olds’ acquisition of math skills than their performance on standard math… Continue reading Wired For Success: Brain Scans Predict Mathematical Ability
Is Verbal IQ The Same As Speech/Language?
From PumkinPerson: Some thoughts on the nature of intelligence: Verbal IQ (using your vocal cords as a tool to your advantage), and Performance IQ (using your hands as a tool to your advantage). So Verbal IQ measures abilities such as vocabulary, and Performance IQ measures largely spatial abilities such as making designs using multi-coloured blocks.… Continue reading Is Verbal IQ The Same As Speech/Language?
IQ: Education, Socioeconomic Outcomes, and Entitlement Spending
From the esteemed Dr. James Thompson: Psychological predictions from long ago: Terman 1930 Two predictions stood out, the first: That educational and vocational guidance will be based chiefly on test ratings, and that Hull’s proposal to measure every important ability and personality trait and to “grind out” a hundred or more occupational success predictions for… Continue reading IQ: Education, Socioeconomic Outcomes, and Entitlement Spending
Birth ‘Lottery’ Does Not Preclude Meritocracy
DOES ‘BIRTH LOTTERY’ TRUMP THE AMERICAN DREAM? There is a long-standing debate among economists and sociologists if the birth ‘lottery’ – factors outside of the control of the individual, such as parent’s income, IQ, and race, precludes the existence of the meritocracy. When a child wins the “birth lottery” by being born into a higher-income… Continue reading Birth ‘Lottery’ Does Not Preclude Meritocracy
The Writer and the Coder
I imagine the IQ required to get a short story published in the journal Asimov’s Fiction excludes 98% of the educated* population, but the pay of 7-8 cents a word (around $700 for a 10,000 word short story) is not so great. The same for ‘mid list‘ writers, who are published and have sales, but… Continue reading The Writer and the Coder
The Truth? They Can’t Handle The Truth
As evidenced by the down-votes for this Quora answer to the question How Does One Become a Mathematical Genius, many people wish to live in a world where either IQ does not exist or, if it does, it doesn’t measure anything important and is of no predictive value for success at life. It’s easier, perhaps… Continue reading The Truth? They Can’t Handle The Truth
No Love For The High-IQ Basic Income
Yesterday I wrote an article defending MGTOW, which I later re-wrote because the original didn’t meet my quality standards. It’s funny but not too surprising how some people get worked-up about the idea of a high-IQ basic income (and the topic of IQ in general), so much so that facts and logic go out the… Continue reading No Love For The High-IQ Basic Income