Category Archives: IQ

What Is Life Like For Different IQ Groups?

What are the areas of main concern for people with an average IQ of 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150? Tell me about the challenges and joys and obsessions and leading causes of death for these different … Continue reading

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Noticing: An Essential Reader (1973-2023)

I ask Grok to critique this 2024 book by Steve Sailer: Steve Sailer’s Noticing: An Essential Reader (1973-2023) (published in 2024 by Passage Publishing) is a sprawling anthology of essays spanning five decades of the author’s career as a journalist, … Continue reading

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The New York Times Displays Contradictory Attitudes Towards IQ

When IQ scores advance the New York Ties left-wing agenda, it promotes the value of IQ scores. When IQ scores undercut the New York Times agenda, it casts doubt on the validity of IQ scores. If you optimize for truth, … Continue reading

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From Terman to Today: A Century of Findings on Intellectual Precocity

Abstract from this 2016 paper: “One hundred years of research (1916–2016) on intellectually precocious youth is reviewed, painting a portrait of an extraordinary source of human capital and the kinds of learning opportunities needed to facilitate exceptional accomplishments, life satisfaction, … Continue reading

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WP: If you think getting the IRS on the phone is tough, try setting up an individual online account

It took me 5-10 minutes to set up an individual online account with the IRS. I don’t see the problem. I suspect it is only a problem if you have an IQ under 100. One measure of maturity is how … Continue reading

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