Richard Haier: IQ Tests, Human Intelligence, and Group Differences | Lex Fridman Podcast #302

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Published on July 14, 2022 4:05:12 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hppbxV9C63g

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Documents & Articles:
1. Child IQ and survival to 79: https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5491698/
2. Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth: https://my.vanderbilt.edu/smpy/files/2013/02/DoingPsychScience2006.pdf
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OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
0:43 - Measuring human intelligence
15:11 - IQ tests
37:59 - College entrance exams
46:36 - Genetics
52:35 - Enhancing intelligence
1:00:04 - The Bell Curve
1:12:35 - Race differences
1:31:48 - Bell curve criticisms
1:40:57 - Intelligence and life success
1:50:34 - Flynn effect
1:55:26 - Nature vs nuture
2:22:19 - Testing artificial intelligence
2:34:23 - Advice
2:38:30 - Mortality

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