Background : “IQ” is a stale test meant to measure mental capacity but in fact mostly measures extreme unintelligence (learning…

Taleb dunking on IQ “research” at length. Technically a seriouspost I guess.

  • Phil@awful.systemsOPEnglish
    5·
    1 year ago

    High-end stats is kind of Taleb’s thing, so he gets to be as insufferable as he likes dunking on IQiots imo.

    • fnix@hachyderm.io
      3·
      1 year ago

      @pja @dgerard Taleb’s like that with just about anyone he dislikes for whatever reason tho, so it’s not just about high-end stats or the caliper-curious.