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> It's depressing how conventional it has become for a relatively intelligent population, like the HN audience, to only know about criticisms of IQ and basicall
by jameslk 6y ago
> It's depressing how conventional it has become for a relatively intelligent population, like the HN audience, to only know about criticisms of IQ and basically nothing about its positive value.
What do you consider it's positive values? All I'm aware of is how it's used to judge people. Unless you consider that a positive thing.
- civilized 6y agoHere are just a couple examples: 1. We can quantitatively study environmental factors that influence intelligence. For example, we know that even low concentrations of lead in the blood are linked to lower IQ. Knowing what can hurt our mental abilities allows us to protect ourselves via environmental policy. 2. It's not uncommon that a child who is inattentive at school is high IQ and is understimulated by going at the normal classroom pace. Testing allows identification and targeted enrichment opportunities.