I've been reading more of Proofiness, a book I talked about a while ago on mathematical deception. The book so far has started off with the idea that numbers are "purest" when being handled by mathematicians. This is because no units of measurement are attached to them. Since forms of measurement that physicists and basically all other sciences use are created by man, they must have some degree of error to them. It is the actual process of measuring things that causes this discrepancy. There are a lot of forms of measurement that are very accurate and useless to dispute. However, he brings up the unit of measurement IQ used in measuring a person's intelligence. I really have to agree with him in the sense that questions in the IQ test may be a way to gauge how clever someone is, it certainly does not constitute grounds for a measurement of someone's intelligence. I think it's something nearly impossible to measure.
So when you see those very nice flashy ads on the internet about raising your IQ 50%, it might be best not to believe them.
Stay classy,
-Nick-
Especially since every person alive has different forms of intelligence!
ReplyDeleteAn english major may not be as skilled in math while an engineer may not appreciate a book of poetry!
But they are both intelligent in their respective fields.
Interesting post!