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⁩ on identifying talent, the subject of his new book. We also talked about why Tyler thinks IQ and grades are overrated, what’s wrong with graduate economics recruiting, and how ideological sorting affects tech firms.

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Do people who make IQ tests tend to score good or bad on the tests they’ve made?

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Timothy Whatley

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Little more combative than I’m used to from Very Serious. Not a complaint.

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