IQ, Career & Engineering - Your Thoughts?

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The discussion revolves around the relationship between IQ, career success, and engineering, exploring whether a specific IQ threshold is necessary for success in engineering fields. Participants share personal experiences, opinions on the validity of IQ tests, and their perceptions of IQ's relevance in professional contexts.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants question the validity of online IQ tests and argue that they do not accurately reflect one's capabilities in engineering or other fields.
  • Others suggest that IQ scores are not reliable predictors of success in specific professions, noting the variability among different types of engineers.
  • One participant mentions a personal experience with a job test that included an IQ and critical thinking assessment, highlighting the difficulty of the test compared to online versions.
  • Several comments express skepticism about the relevance of IQ comparisons across professions, suggesting that such comparisons may be based on flawed data.
  • There are humorous exchanges regarding the perceived intelligence of medical doctors compared to engineers, with some participants joking about the implications of such comparisons.
  • Some participants raise concerns about cultural and contextual factors influencing IQ test scores, suggesting that various external factors can affect results.
  • One participant shares a personal IQ score, while others provide their scores, leading to a light-hearted discussion about the significance of these numbers.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express a range of views on the significance of IQ in relation to engineering careers, with no consensus reached on whether a specific IQ score is necessary for success. The discussion includes both skepticism about the relevance of IQ and personal anecdotes that vary widely.

Contextual Notes

Limitations include the lack of standardized IQ testing among professionals, potential biases in self-reported IQ scores, and the influence of cultural factors on test performance. Participants note that many surveys do not account for IQ, raising questions about the validity of claims comparing IQ across different professions.

  • #61
lendav_rott said:
Refer to a few posts back, these internet tests aren't actually IQ tests, just for people that have enough time to waste, like me.

And me lol
 
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  • #62
Julio R said:
Mine is imaginary.

Sqrt(-1) :confused:

:thumbs::thumbs:
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.
:smile:

Why didn't I think of that?
 
  • #63
lendav_rott said:
Yes that's what I mean, if he feels dumb at ~300 give or take IQ..he's being too hard on himself :D
..unless of course his room temperature is low enough to turn oxygen into liquid or even solid form.. whether he can survive in such environments is another matter.

Its 0K here...
:blushing:
 
  • #64
Enigman said:
:thumbs::thumbs:
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:smile:

Why didn't I think of that?

Probably because you don't have enough Sqrt(-1) :biggrin:
 
  • #65
montadhar said:
Probably because you don't have enough Sqrt(-1) :biggrin:

Ouch! The truth does hurt...:blushing:
 
  • #66
Enigman said:
Ouch! The truth does hurt...:blushing:

and before there was post #57 there was post #40 with the first imaginary IQ of this thread.

Now who has an IQ matching Graham's number?
 
  • #67
My IQ is equal to Avogadro's number :p
 
  • #68
6.02 * 10^18 19 give or take, was it? Not bad, I'd say
e: no, 10^24? 23? even better
 
  • #69
lendav_rott said:
6.02 * 10^18 19 give or take, was it? Not bad, I'd say
e: no, 10^24? 23? even better

I think it was 6.02*10^23 if I remember correctly
 
  • #70
Enigman said:
Its 0K here...
:blushing:

Just want some confirmation- did anyone get the joke or not?
:p
 
  • #71
Enigman said:
Just want some confirmation- did anyone get the joke or not?
:p

My IQ was so low so I didn't understand it at first
 
  • #72
Enigman said:
Just want some confirmation- did anyone get the joke or not?
:p

Yeah, I saw it :p he's fine :P
 
  • #73
Enigman said:
Just want some confirmation- did anyone get the joke or not?
:p

0 Kelvin. =]

Do you live in a black hole of one solar mass or something?
 
  • #74
Can't tell you, Its a mystery
-Mr.E
:biggrin:
 
  • #75
Dembadon said:
0 Kelvin. =]

Do you live in a black hole of one solar mass or something?

Or maybe he means 0k as In 0*1000
 
  • #76
lendav_rott said:
Yes that's what I mean, if he feels dumb at ~300 give or take IQ..he's being too hard on himself :D
..unless of course his room temperature is low enough to turn oxygen into liquid or even solid form.. whether he can survive in such environments is another matter.

Enigman said:
Its 0K here...
:blushing:
Dembadon got it right. :smile:
 
  • #77
ABD EL HAMEED said:
Or maybe he means 0k as In 0*1000

Then it would be missing units, rendering the number meaningless!
 

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