http://www.geocities.com/einstein_library/iq.htm http://www.archure.net/psychology/IQs.html http://www.kids-iq-tests.com/famous2.html
My IQ is precisely 0, since I never bothered to measure the IQ...and for stating such an illogical statement one would precisely assume that yes my IQ does have a limit approaching 0.
That's only the latest estimate, based on the "revised" model. Note: I didn't say when his intelligence was estimated to be well over 200. But it was (estimated). Newton and Einstein were both dyslexic, both had a genetic "disorder" we now call Asperger's. Einstein's brain had an "unusual" morphology.
IQ tests are NOT AT ALL good measures of intelligence. The concept of intelligence changes with the wind. For a long time chess was considered a good indicator of intelligence. Now it's not, mainly because the best player in the world is a semi brute force computer. Like someone said, they measure how good you are at taking IQ tests. However, they can be good indicators of social status.
I'd like to see that correlation: For example Newton tended to shun society and was vilified as a satanist and alchemist by some. Einstein achieved celebrity status, admittedly, but the vast majority of his "fans" couldn't have said why he got the Nobel... and before the Nobel? Pfft hardly anyone outside of physics knew who he was.
http://www.highiqsociety.org/ If you can score 124 or higher, you're permitted to join their "High IQ Society". I tried the test, easily qualified (says I'm top 5% Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!), and decided to join ... only to close the page immediately after seeing the membership costed anywhere between $80 and $500. Hah! Like I'm going to pay that kinda money. Anyway, this IQ test was a little different from other IQ tests I've taken. This one seemed to be more difficult than your average test. Kadark the Viper
I just read something that claims "every year of schooling is good for about 3.5 points, whereas dropping out is a loss of about 1.8 points per year away from schooling". So if I start with a "base" I.Q., spend 11 and some years getting an education up to high school (what we used to call Bursary or Higher Certificate level, or the 7th form), then bugger around for a while, but go back to get some more schooling (say I lose no more than 12 or 13 points in this no-schooling interval), then study for 3 years? I go back up by 10 to 11 points? So the post high-school I.Q. should be about where to expect my I.Q. to be, say 11 x 3.5 = 38.5 plus the base figure? I'd have to say that hasn't been my experience; I found the second and third years were a doddle, at Uni (the third might have been a bit too much of a doddle, I had to do another year to finish).
Forgot to mention this: I think IQ tests are bullshit. A close friend of mine, who is a high-school dropout drug dealer/thief has one of the highest IQs I know (much higher than my IQ). What's wrong with this picture? Kadark the Dominant
Nothing's wrong with a brilliant career-criminal, old son, absolutely not. The problem, I suppose, is the expectation that an intelligent person will do something "brilliant", make a great contribution to science, and the knowledge and comfort, security, wealth and happiness of everyone. Or that intelligence is always "good" for everybody. There are such things as intelligent criminals, psychopaths (Newton was a sociopath, Einstein was a bit of a serial monogamist, and had trouble learning math as a kid). The wise idiot, and the idiotic wise man, that's us, dude.
I agree, Vkothii, but the thing is ... my friend isn't a "brilliant career-criminal". In fact, he's been caught by the police more times than I can count. Whatever ... who cares about a high IQ if it can't get you anywhere? Kadark the Versatile
You aren't seeing it. Try to imagine a world where there are things like a Thieves Guild, an Assassin's Guild, and Master criminals are in charge, say. Shouldn't be a big stretch.
FAIL. The average college and university graduate possesses an IQ of 115 at the very most, with hard science majors coming close to 120 on average. Where did you get your data??
