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And it’s massively solvable by reducing cousin marriage – the third world could be vastly improved within a single generation! https://twitter.com/memedesigner/status/1071428967695929344 …

IQ is a western notion. It has no meaning outside the Western context.

But it's been shown to be scientifically valid over and over again. That's like saying gravity has no meaning outside the west. You can deny it all you want but the effects are still there.

I am not against the test, it's a great way to predict professional and academic success in a Western society. However it has so little to do with human intelligence.https://twitter.com/Nidhal_Mg/status/1071347755249999872?s=19 …

I've often heard this criticism. Always from groups who don't score very well. If there is a western bias, why would Asians score the best? I would agree that IQ is not the only determinant of success but it is an important one.

iq criticism can come also from neuroscientist, cognitive psychologists, and normal people with high iq. It's an open debate since it is based on the definition of intelligence, which is a very relative notion.

How do they account for the fact that it is such a reliable predictor of success?

Success does not mean intelligence. It has a lot more to do with hard work and persistence.Statistics show that highly creative people are less efficient and less industrious, thus they score low on standardized tests like iq and sat...