tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post350679155540450920..comments2024-03-22T06:22:08.010+00:00Comments on Stephen Law: Philosophy graduates are pretty darn smartStephen Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02167317543994731177noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-92096540290326036982012-06-08T09:33:30.782+00:002012-06-08T09:33:30.782+00:00Graduating with a degree can really make you smart...Graduating with a degree can really make you smarter than ever. It is an edge to everyone because they know that you have finished and accomplished something. Great post. Thanks for sharing!personal injury attorney mesa azhttp://www.johnsoninjurylaw.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-86969764129561446512012-06-07T11:26:57.758+00:002012-06-07T11:26:57.758+00:00Aah, thanks ShahHussainKCL! Would be interested t...Aah, thanks ShahHussainKCL! Would be interested to see how medicine, law (and thinking about it veterinary science) feature in amongst all this. Of course I'm not suggesting this is your job - am off to see if Stephen's other links give any insights here...Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03152119437847042234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-30110970332250009112012-06-07T10:36:13.967+00:002012-06-07T10:36:13.967+00:00@Adzcliff -- I believe this is how the american sy...@Adzcliff -- I believe this is how the american system works:<br /><br />MCAT -> Medical College<br />LSAT -> Law School<br />GMAT -> Management<br />GRE -> Every other graduate school.<br /><br />That's why you don't see medicine or law.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819666254297354547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-2278465001594202452012-06-07T10:17:58.190+00:002012-06-07T10:17:58.190+00:00Am I right that neither law or medicine are explic...Am I right that neither law or medicine are explicitly included? Surely these are amongst the most stereotypical careers for the brightest and hard-working kids?Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03152119437847042234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-81699283514704688792012-06-06T15:43:43.796+00:002012-06-06T15:43:43.796+00:00Carbon Dated said...
physicists are astronomically...Carbon Dated said...<br />physicists are astronomically (ahem) smart.<br />They certainly need to be. As dark matter, force and space, appear leaps of intellect commensurate with devising a deity. Lets pray they pan out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-67727511388165242012012-06-05T21:19:14.635+00:002012-06-05T21:19:14.635+00:00Philosophers may be 'pretty darn' smart, b...Philosophers may be 'pretty darn' smart, but physicists are astronomically (ahem) smart. That gap between them and everybody else is Secretariat-winning-the-Belmont sized gap.Carbon Datednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-60081424465633142032012-06-05T12:22:54.478+00:002012-06-05T12:22:54.478+00:00Actually, the more I look at this graph, the more ...Actually, the more I look at this graph, the more irritated I get. I wish I had the full data so I could calculate error bars for each point.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819666254297354547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-79899089475835720472012-06-04T17:25:03.333+00:002012-06-04T17:25:03.333+00:00Isn’t IQ something of a red herring? See Aborigina...Isn’t IQ something of a red herring? See Aboriginals and the Great Game tray test. Surely its what you do with what you’ve got that counts. Some members of Mensa seem to have difficulty tying shoelaces. <br />Apparently the RAF believe philosophy to be a desirable study for recruits. Perhaps when confronted with a brain that insists the ‘plane is straight and level. While instruments indicate a perilous attitude. Being able to appreciate that your mind might just be plain wrong, is advantageous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-10685755661498657202012-06-04T11:35:32.550+00:002012-06-04T11:35:32.550+00:00Oh, I see. I thought you meant about how people ge...Oh, I see. I thought you meant about how people get very angry every time someone plots IQ against some other variable.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819666254297354547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-13556481302635259182012-06-04T10:55:02.770+00:002012-06-04T10:55:02.770+00:00Well it is controversial exactly what conclusions ...Well it is controversial exactly what conclusions can be drawn from GRE scores. Tostemaihat's what I meant....Stephen Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02167317543994731177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-46906185958231294492012-06-04T02:11:34.071+00:002012-06-04T02:11:34.071+00:00Oh. It never occurred to me that this might be con...Oh. It never occurred to me that this might be controversial. errm... oops?<br /><br />@Alex -- Surely, you just want the page pointed to by the "<a href="http://stephenlaw.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/this-previous-post-bears-repeating-in.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>" hyperlink at the end of the above post? Since you're asking, I think you might find <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZTrFpl09s8" rel="nofollow">this video</a> interesting too.<br /><br />Also, if anyone is interested in how I calculated this then read <a href="http://shahhussainkcl.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/gre-derived-iq-of-graduates.html" rel="nofollow">my original post</a>. But be warned, there's a (tiny) little math involved.<br /><br />To quote a friend who was reading my post <i>"Oh, to be honest, I didn't read that. Just saw maths and then it was over..."</i>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819666254297354547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-81233972367790872532012-06-03T18:34:06.595+00:002012-06-03T18:34:06.595+00:00I studied architecture, so I'm slap bang in th...I studied architecture, so I'm slap bang in the middle. (So maybe I should keep quiet...)Paul S. Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15580170289410948764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-78709947773549575022012-06-03T16:12:03.593+00:002012-06-03T16:12:03.593+00:00Hi! I am trying to locate one of your earlier, and...Hi! I am trying to locate one of your earlier, and related, posts in which you argumented (with data and links) that studying philosophy was a really good choice and a great predictor of professional success in life... Can somebody help me find that post? Thx.Alexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-79620093297511797402012-06-03T16:03:18.353+00:002012-06-03T16:03:18.353+00:00I'm feeling even more smug (guess what I studi...I'm feeling even more smug (guess what I studied).Fergus Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10196026854090418432noreply@blogger.com