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- Comment on I believe him on a factual level, but not on an emotional level. 3 weeks ago:
Oooh ooh. And Poirot!
OK, now I’m out.
- Comment on 26 years late but I finally beat Half Life 3 weeks ago:
Orange box was amazing value for money
- Comment on I believe him on a factual level, but not on an emotional level. 3 weeks ago:
And JCVD
- Comment on I believe him on a factual level, but not on an emotional level. 3 weeks ago:
I thought it was like, Netherlands Jr.
- Comment on Choosing pink is chaotic evil? 3 weeks ago:
Man crush on Keanu or Cavill and have them be your friend. That could be great.
You’d have to choose your celebrity crush with care.
- Comment on I'm just a 20 year old guy, AMA 4 weeks ago:
I’d prefer Frederic Cookin.
- Comment on ugh i wish 2 months ago:
Unless you provide pensions.
- Comment on ugh i wish 2 months ago:
rollingcurdling - Comment on brains! 2 months ago:
Agree with all of that. What annoys me is when properties of the normal distribution are used as “facts” about human intelligence.
I’m sure there are more people with 200+ IQ than with <0.
Reread my original statement and see if you still disagree
- Comment on brains! 2 months ago:
It’s pretty obvious that a rock can’t have an IQ of anything but zero.
- Comment on brains! 2 months ago:
This is repeating the same confusion.
Calculating values from the normal distribution tells you nothing about the tail properties of human intelligence.
- Comment on brains! 2 months ago:
I’d like to hear your explanation how an IQ of above 200 is possible and what that would actually mean.
It means that the mean and standard distribution have been calibrated to a population, but that the population kurtosis is significantly non-normal
Its only possible if there are about 10x more humans.
Incorrect. It’s also possible if human intelligence isn’t normally distributed.
With a population of around 80 billion, the smartest one person would have a z score of roughly 6.6 and an IQ of roughly 200. This is calculated from a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15, which is how it’s defined.
Only if intelligence of the human population is normally distributed.
So, as I’ve been saying, you just put everyone’s test scores in order from worst to best,
No you don’t. You have invented this unnecessary step.
calculate the z score of the person you’re interested in, multiply by the SD (15) and add the mean.
No, because the “person” and the z score have no link.
It is also the case that for populations over 80 billion, you can have negative IQ scores, using the same logic that was used for a person with an IQ of >=200.
If a rock has zero intelligence, how can something score lower? Negative intelligence is impossible.
- Comment on AND THEY DIDN'T STOP EATING 2 months ago:
always believe in your soul
- Comment on brains! 2 months ago:
Let’s focus on one individual then with an officially calculated IQ.
medium.com/…/younghoon-kim-the-current-highest-iq…
IQ is not normally distributed. It can be higher than 200. It can’t be negative.
- Comment on brains! 2 months ago:
IQ is defined statistically.
Yes, a ranking. Ideally the same test for the whole population.
Then you use a defined mean and SD to determine …
Here is your error. Limiting the description of the population distribution to only 2 parameters severely restricts the range of distributions that can be selected. Forcing the population distribution to be Normal is done for arithmetic convenience only. Not because intelligence must be normally distributed.
- Comment on brains! 2 months ago:
I’m struggling to see how a negative IQ can be practically assessed.
- Comment on brains! 2 months ago:
any article that lists historical figures with even estimates their IQs can be discarded as bullshit.
There are people alive on that list.
IQ is a borderline pseudo science
Dude, you are the one trying to prove it’s legitimacy with normal distributions and confidence levels.
- Comment on brains! 2 months ago:
No one has an IQ of 200
I linked to a list of many examples
this has a z score of 6.33.
Only if normal distributions are assumed. Clearly this assumption is incorrect.
But we do agree that a negative IQ is impossible?
- Comment on brains! 2 months ago:
If IQ is truly a normal distribution
It’s not. Here’s a list containing a number of people above 200.
However, no-one has a negative IQ.
- Comment on flouride 2 months ago:
while ignoring bodies of scientific evidence contradicting your viewpoint
They have viewpoints on topical application of fluoride and lack of effect on teeth after swallowing.
What bodies of evidence are contradicting these opinions?
- Comment on brains! 2 months ago:
But I’m sure there are more people with 200+ IQ than with <0.
- Comment on Half of Young Norwegians Say Online Piracy Is an Acceptable Way to Save Money * TorrentFreak 2 months ago:
ISIS run multiple pirate bay mirrors from their caves.
- Comment on How do you go about evaluating sources of information for truth/credibility/etc.? 2 months ago:
- Comment on Solar modules now selling for less than €0.06/W in Europe 2 months ago:
For dual use, I’m particularly partial to the solar fence
- Comment on Solar modules now selling for less than €0.06/W in Europe 2 months ago:
The comparison commodity was Gas. Does something that can only be consumed once even have a lifetime?
- Comment on Solar modules now selling for less than €0.06/W in Europe 2 months ago:
The underground suggestion was only to counter the argument of space usage.
- Comment on Solar modules now selling for less than €0.06/W in Europe 2 months ago:
Using the remaining 99% of the cost to bury batteries underground would seem reasonable.
- Comment on Solar modules now selling for less than €0.06/W in Europe 2 months ago:
electricity still costs 0.30€/kWh average because of fossil fuel energy lobbies.
This is the price of guaranteed electricity delivered to your doorstep. We can’t get rid of gas fired power stations and kms of electricity grid network yet.
- Comment on Solar modules now selling for less than €0.06/W in Europe 2 months ago:
At least those items you only need to buy once.
- Comment on America's Next Health Secretary Enjoying A Meal With His Future Boss and Colleagues 2 months ago:
McDonald’s is normal.
Eating it sitting facing each other on a private jet is not normal.