According to [1]'s self-described "pessimistic" view, >The results [of a 1950s study of 64 eminent scientists] strongly suggest that high IQ provides a signifi

According to [1]'s self-described "pessimistic" view, >The results [of a 1950s study of 64 eminent scientists] strongly suggest that high IQ provides a significant advantage in science. Some have claimed that IQ is irrelevant beyond some threshold: more precisely, that the advantage conferred by IQ above some threshold (e.g., 120) decreases significantly as other factors like drive or creativity take precedence. But, if that were the case it would be unlikely to have found such high scores in this group. The average IQ of a science PhD is roughly 130, and individuals with IQs in the higher range described above constitute a tiny fraction of all scientists. If IQ were irrelevant above 130 we would expect the most eminent group to have an average similar to the overall population of scientists. [1] http://infoproc.blogspot.com/2008/07/annals-of-psychometry-iqs-of-eminent.html http://infoproc.blogspot.com/2008/07/annals-of-psychometry-i...