Nathan @NathanpmYoung·Jan 13Is IQ a useful predictor of doing valuable work? Use your best guessVery33.5%Somewhat51.4%Useless9%Actively harmful6.1%701 votes·Final results123
Peter in London until Feb 5 + Oxford Feb 6-13 @peterwildeford·Jan 13Replying to @NathanpmYoungMy guess is that IQ does not predict valuable work for the same reason that height does not predict success in the NBA525
Jaime Sevilla@Jsevillamol·Jan 13Replying to @peterwildeford and @NathanpmYoungSo it does correlate, but the correlation breaks down when you examine the top 1% IQ people?516
José Luis Ricón Fernández de la Puente@ArtirKelReplying to @Jsevillamol @peterwildeford and @NathanpmYoungDepends on the domain. See the chart here https://gwern.net/SMPY And appendix 1 https://nintil.com/talent-reviewgwern.netSMPY BibliographyAn annotated fulltext bibliography of publications on the Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth (SMPY), a longitudinal study of high-IQ youth.3:27 PM · Jan 14, 2023·63 Views