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TL;DR no, this doesn't support the diversity memo [citation needed] What you say seems to generally contradict findings in psychology and common sense. http:

TL;DR no, this doesn't support the diversity memo [citation needed] What you say seems to generally contradict findings in psychology and common sense. http://www.iqcomparisonsite.com/Occupations.aspx http://www.iqcomparisonsite.com/Occupations.aspx https://www.quora.com/Whats-the-average-IQ-of-a-Google-engineer/answer/Jake-Nicholson-16?share=19ec7d8e&srid=TPm https://www.quora.com/Whats-the-average-IQ-of-a-Google-engin... Maybe Googlers don't have to all be in Mensa. However, having more general intelligence is a good predictor of success in many tech fields.

ggm 9y ago
Those are weak cites (ok: so I gave none) -one has bars wide enough to drive a low-IQ truck through. The other is "I went to IQ camp and here is my cornflake box toy" response. Having GI is good for engineering, sure. But having maths higher than verbal skills, I think its in the margins. You want both, and people with both, and with determination and good teaching will go far. I believe good teaching and a drive to success outweighs almost everything else. (not an engineer. I looked at my competencies and decided not to make bridges, I didn't want the burdens which come with being wrong about the bridge building)
- stcredzero 9y ago
  Those are weak cites (ok: so I gave none) The preponderance of the evidence is against you, but I'm not versed in grabbing psych links. I believe good teaching and a drive to success outweighs almost everything else. That is very powerful. I would partly agree, in that those are very powerful. I think Liana K makes a very good case that there is something societal going on. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIRvtA2JIIA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIRvtA2JIIA However, there seems to be a "Scandinavian Paradox" for attitudes regarding Math as well: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0153857 http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal....

ggm 9y ago

Those are weak cites (ok: so I gave none) -one has bars wide enough to drive a low-IQ truck through. The other is "I went to IQ camp and here is my cornflake box toy" response. Having GI is good for engineering, sure. But having maths higher than verbal skills, I think its in the margins. You want both, and people with both, and with determination and good teaching will go far. I believe good teaching and a drive to success outweighs almost everything else. (not an engineer. I looked at my competencies and decided not to make bridges, I didn't want the burdens which come with being wrong about the bridge building)

stcredzero 9y ago
Those are weak cites (ok: so I gave none) The preponderance of the evidence is against you, but I'm not versed in grabbing psych links. I believe good teaching and a drive to success outweighs almost everything else. That is very powerful. I would partly agree, in that those are very powerful. I think Liana K makes a very good case that there is something societal going on. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIRvtA2JIIA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIRvtA2JIIA However, there seems to be a "Scandinavian Paradox" for attitudes regarding Math as well: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0153857 http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal....