Against Full Scale IQ Fetishism - by Sebastian Jensen
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Why it is entirely possible Scott Alexander and Kasparov's IQ is 135
Foreword A few years ago I got into a debate over me having estimated the IQ of Scott Alexander at 133. I still think the estimate is largely defensible. Many found it comical that such an accomplished and talented writer could have an IQ so “low”, when in reality it is possible this is his real score. I. I don’t intend to be another idiot who tries to challenge the solid consensus of intelligence research: that IQ tests are highly reliable, rarely culturally biased, highly predictive of academic outcomes, and moderately predictive of life outcomes. Instead, I would like to contest how…
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