Why can we talk about PISA results, comparing the performance of students in school, but we are not allowed to talk about differences in IQ? Bring this subject up, and you are immediately accused of racism. And yet. And yet, if there are substantial differences in intellectual capability, might this not explain some of the world's problems?
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In the first instance, it doesn't even matter why there are differences. They may be genetic, or disease related, or nutrition related, or something else. If these differences are real (and the evidence is pretty strong that they are), then we need to deal with them. Imagine if the low IQs in Africa turn out to be fixable - what would the impact be, if we could raise the IQ of an entire continent by 30 points?!
Sticking our collective heads in the sand, because the topic is not PC, is not going to solve any problems.
(Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Friday November 03 2017, @01:02AM (1 child)
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He told my friend that the lowest-paid jobs require working with tools - coding is the high end of that. People who work with people come in second: I know a physicist who turned down a $250k job as an engineering manager.
At the high end comes people who work for money.
Trump is wealthy but Bill Gates puts him completely to shame.
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(Score: 2) by realDonaldTrump on Friday November 03 2017, @07:32AM
You can never be too rich. I'm very rich, believe me. With a very high IQ. Sorry losers and haters, but my IQ is one of the highest -- and you all know it! Please don’t feel so stupid or insecure, it’s not your fault.