Clever fools: Why a high IQ doesn't mean you're smart

by kakooljayon 11/3/2009, 3:35:09 PM with 2 comments
  • by PJGNastyon 11/3/2009, 4:03:57 PM

    Define Smart, and maybe we'd be getting somewhere. Bobby Fischer and the Unibomber are two of the highest IQ's in recent history.

    I think of IQ as mental processing power. If you're running bad software, or missing a contextual understanding, it doesn't help much.

  • by RiderOfGiraffeson 11/3/2009, 3:46:40 PM

    Dup: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=917428