IQ Debates
Discussions focus on the rarity, distribution, measurement, and relevance of IQ scores, particularly among Hacker News users, tech professionals, and claims of high intelligence.
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There are approximately 7 people on earth with an IQ of 190 or higher, so I'm calling bullshit on that requirement.
Obviously IQ has something to do with this.
Disqualification of people with high IQs?
Any source for "high average IQ"?
Previous IQ posts:https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...
I think you mean median intelligence :)
is there any evidence that top 1% have higher IQ than bottom 99%?
Funny how HN is full of people with >120 IQ claiming that IQ doesn't matter. If that's really true, than why is pretty much everyone here in the top 10-15% of the population? Where are all the <100 IQ people here claiming to have successful careers in the tech industry despite their IQ scores? Remember, the average IQ is 100 by definition, so roughly half the general population is <100. What are the odds of this happening by chance if IQ is truly irrelevant?
IQ topic is popular on hackernews. I wonder if people with well-above intelligence have preoccupation with IQ more than others.
The average IQ doesn't allow for that.