What Everyone Needs to Know About IQ (Defines IQ, describes the different
measurement scales that are subsumed under the rubric "IQ", and
discusses what this means for any IQ scores you may have gotten over the
past 30-50 years.)
Deviation IQ's vs. Ratio IQs (Explains the difference between the "old"
ratio IQs, designed to measure children's intellects, and the
"new" deviation IQs designed for adults.)
Log-normal
distribution Discusses the fitting of high-range IQ data with
a log-normal distribution (modified bell curve) rather than a
purely-Gaussian bell curve.
"Brain
Boosters" by Ray Sahelian, M. D. (Amazon)
This well-researched $11.96 book reviews over-the-counter nutrients
that seem to be able to, possibly, temporarily boost IQ, and
to temporarily modify biochemical regulators within the
brain. Dr. Sahelian has tested everything he describes. (He urges
moderation.)
"Is It a Cheetah?" (Link to Stephanie Tolan's wonderful article concerning
hyperbright children.)
Quiz Kids Book Review (Book Review in "Noesis",
the Journal of the Mega Society East, Vol. I, No. 1, Jan., 2001.)
III. Adult Intelligence
Is IQ irrelevant once it reaches 120?
(Discusses the surprising fact that worldly
success, including academic success, is largely independent of
IQ once the IQ exceeds about 120. Note: This claim
is strongly disputed by insiders insofar as it applies
to leading U. S. mathematicians and physicists. Deviation IQs
of no less than 150 and probably primarily 160+ are claimed to
be necessary for cutting-edge work in these esoteric and competitive
domains.)
The Empty Promise (Grady Towers' discussion of the fact
that even academic success seems to be independent of IQ above
IQ 120 - see above.)
Figure
2 (This is an S-curve histogram
of the fraction of test-takers who solved Problem 33 on the Mega
Test as a function of their Mega-derived deviation IQs. Figure
1 shows the corresponding histogram for their estimated ratio
IQs.)
Figures
3 and 4 (These are the ratio IQ and deviation IQ histograms
for Problem # 36 (the toughest nonverbal problem on the Mega
Test).
Figure
5 (This is the ratio IQ histogram for Problem #33 - "Slicing
a cube of cheese".)
Table
1(This is a table of additional histograms and tabular
data for other problems on the Mega Test.
Who Are They? - The
Megans are the
~25 people who have qualified at the one-in-a-million level of
IQ. Others whose SAT scores betoken the highest levels of intelligence
are Bill Gates*, Paul Allen*, and perhaps,
Steve Ballmer, with Microsoft Corporation. Warren Buffett, the
Sage of Omaha, and George Soros of hedge fund fame are among
other multibillionaires said to be included in this stratospheric
league.
*- Bill Gates is said to have scored 1590
on the pre-1995 SAT, while Paul Allen is alleged to have gotten
a perfect 1600.
"Accidental
Genius" (Amazon.com
reviews.. Written by Kevin and Cassidy Kearney about their phenomenal
children, Michael and Maeghan.)
Updated
3/2/2002: "Brain Boosters" by Ray
Sahelian, M. D. (Amazon)
This well-researched $11.96 book reviews over-the-counter nutrients
that seem to be able to, possibly, temporarily boost IQ, and
to temporarily modify biochemical regulators within the
brain. The author has tested everything he describes. (He urges
moderation.)
"Children
Above 180 IQ (Amazon.com
reviews. Leta Hollingworth's classic study of 31 children with
IQs above 180.)
Aletter
to Guy Fogleman, Promethean, Ph. D., concerning the role of personality
factors in human endeavor.
A derivation
of the formulae for calculating the fraction of deviation
IQ's above a given deviation IQ and for calculating the average
IQ above any given level.
Keirsey
Temperament Sorter
for a Myers-Briggs type of personality test. We can thank Rostam
Seddiq for pointing out this interesting personality test.)
