<p>Recently, I've come across a study that claims it is possible to raise your IQ by training with a game called "dual N-back." What is your opinion on these claims? Is it permanent?</p>
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<p>I’ll tell you what I think about anything that claims to increase/improve your intelligence: it’s bull. I assure you that intelligence is nearly all genetics and slightly nurturing environment. You either have the gene for intelligence tucked away in your DNA making mental abilities come to you more easily, or you don’t. But there is one other variable/string you can play on, besides intelligence, and that is hard-work. Hard-work and smart effort in any particular field can usually compensate for lack of intelligence. Here is an equation that I’ve coined and posted before:</p>
<p>Hard-work/Smart Effort - Intelligence = Great results.
Example: A student who gets straight As but seems a bit dull.</p>
<p>Intelligence - Hard-work/Smart Effort = Great results.
Example: A slacker who somehow manages to pull Bs and occasional As with little effort.</p>
<p>Hard-work/Smart Effort + Intelligence = Brilliance (It varies, according to your level of intelligence and the amount of work and coordinated effort you put in.)
Example: Albert Einstein (IQ 160), Bobby Fischer (IQ 180).</p>
<p>Interesting perspective. Thanks for the input! Also, just wondering because I’m interested, where did you find the IQ of einstein and fischer? </p>
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<p>A quick Google search did the trick. Here you go: [Famous</a> People IQ](<a href=“Loading...”>Loading...)</p>
<p>PS. Bobby Fischer’s IQ was 187, not 180 (memory failed on that one, haha.)</p>
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<p>On the contrary, intelligence (or rather, IQ test scores) are strongly correlated with environment, specifically socioeconomic status, moreso than with pure genetics. IQ is a really stupid test anyway and people who hold it as a benchmark for intelligence are silly.</p>
<p>Also, that site seems dubious. I highly doubt any of those people have ever taken IQ tests and even if they had the tests themselves would be too vastly different for anyone to even think of comparing their scores with other ‘famous people’ or the general populace.</p>
<p>If intelligence were attainable and not innate, then it would be too common to have any worth. But I will concede, I too believe that the IQ test does not measure anything significant, and that there are great creative individuals out there who have made amazing achievements. Still, intelligence quotient and general mental capacity make it that much easier, and that’s a point I’m pretty sure we can both agree on.</p>