July 7, 2010

  • Disease and Brains

    Disease and Intelligence - The Economist

    Actual Article

    Rather cool research, which is, on the face of it, rather intuitive -- once one has seen how fragile the brain is.  Intelligence is delicate - in that small disturbances can result in profound cognitive decline.

    It is the seat of the soul, no?

    At any rate, Singapore may have one of the highest IQs, but it also is one of the most selected communities in the world, at many levels. 

    While IQ is a flawed measure, it is a proxy, and there are few proxies for intelligence.  I'm curious how IQ averages were calculated, however.