In this episode we're talking about how Nassim Nicholas Taleb critiques the concept of IQ as a pseudoscientific construct, asserting it primarily measures unintelligence and test-taking abilities rather than true mental capacity or real-world performance.

Here's the article we're looking at: https://medium.com/incerto/iq-is-largely-a-pseudoscientific-swindle-f131c101ba39

The author argues that country IQ is "fake news" and highlights statistical flaws in the way IQ correlations with wealth or income are presented, suggesting they are often circular or statistically insignificant when noise and specific biases are accounted for. The piece further links the promotion of IQ to racism and eugenics, stating it's an immoral measure that unfairly categorizes individuals and groups. Ultimately, the author suggests that task-specific performance is a far more reliable indicator of ability than a generalized IQ score.

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