A World that Values IQ Above All - Dr. Richard Haier, UC Irvine Psychology #315

Dr. Richard Haier is an emeritus professor of Pediatric Neurology
at UC Irvine, who spent his career studying the neuroscience of
intelligence. Over the course of his career, Haier has come to
believe in the existence of a “g-factor,” a measurable quantity
of broad spectrum intelligence that is universally predictive of
success in all cultures. He also believes that intelligence is a
fixed characteristic, and that it’s possible to predict someone’s
intelligence by watching how their brain works when trying to
solve a puzzle. We sit down with him to figure out how far one
can take this theory of intelligence before running headlong into
a heartless social darwinism, why intelligence research feels so
creepy, if IQ tests are actually measuring what we think they’re
measuring, if intelligence is really the thing that we should be
optimizing for, and if it’s possible for technology to make us
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Go! 00:09:28 Flynn Effect and G Factor 00:15:40 Testing,
Practice, and Intelligence 00:26:58 The Relationship Between
Intelligence, Motivation, and Test Scores 00:31:09 Heritability
and Societal Implications of Intelligence 00:35:51 The Social
Value of Intelligence Versus Athletic Ability 00:41:54 IQ Levels
and Educational Attainment 00:48:03 The Dilution of College
Degrees 00:53:07 Educational System Critique 00:57:24
Intelligence and Occupational Success 01:01:40 Bureaucracy and
Talent in Academia 01:06:13 Intelligence and Personal Success
01:19:20 Enhancing Intelligence through Drugs 01:25:28 Brain
Efficiency and Intelligence 01:31:12 Tetris Study and Brain
Efficiency 01:44:20 Predicting Intelligence through Brain Imaging
01:49:58 Brain Structure and Cognitive Prediction 01:52:00
Challenges in Enhancing Intelligence 02:04:22 Environmental and
Genetic Interplay 02:14:02 Understanding Autism and Intelligence
02:19:56 Artificial Intelligence vs. Human Intelligence 02:28:21
Technology's Impact on Skill Development 02:32:55 Flynn Effect
and Educational Implications 02:39:24 Technology and Its Impact
on Children 02:45:08 Societal Roles and Intelligence Levels
02:48:09 Meaning and Societal Functionality #IQTests,
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