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If Feynman's IQ was only 126 then IQ is a totally meaningless metric of intelligence.
by 1812Overture 10y ago
If Feynman's IQ was only 126 then IQ is a totally meaningless metric of intelligence.
- paulpauper 10y agothe problem may have been the low ceiling of the test. For certain tests, getting a single question wrong may drop the IQ from 140 (possible maximum) to 135. Verbal questions can also be a challenge if you don't know obscure vocabulary words.
- sgt101 10y agoWell, intelligence is a meaningless term as in "playing chess is intelligent" or sitting on a stool and answering questions about arithmetic is intelligent. Don't even get me started on creative or consciousness. Oddly I feel that emotion is well defined as "behavioral modifications generated by reactions to circumstances", which is what John Maynard Smith told me it was. He was an intelligent fella.
- Gargoyle 10y agoI've always thought Feynman did poorly on some test in high school for whatever reason and then used that score for the rest of his life as a good story. Feynman was all about the good stories.