Quest to find the smartest person on AnandTech.

[allisolm]

Somehow I have a hard time believing that the smartest person on the Anandtech forums would give a rat's behind whether someone named Dofuss even knew about him/her let alone take the time to send any bona fides.

 

[mattpegher]

Intelligence is such a generalization. Although I hold a doctorate, I will be the first to tell you that I have met many people whose knowledge and understanding of other fields has impressed me. I am talking about the mechanic who's a wiz at automobiles or the many of those here who seem to understand computers far beyond my own ( although I have been using them since pong). Even in med school some of the smartest student who would do well on tests did poorly with bedside diagnosis. IQ tests are only one facit of intelligence. Also an individuals perceptiveness can help or hinder the application of intelligence. I am not one to subscribe to the concept of book smart but lacking common sense, but I have encountered doctoral level individuals whose understanding of medicine was less than my own secretary.

Bragging rights is always a slippery slope. My old sensie once said there is always someone out there who can kick your ass and you wont know it until he does.

 

[VBoombotz]

Yea- what he said

 

[palindrome]

Junior year of HS I took an IQ test through my school. Scored a 160 something (I wanna say 163 but don't hold me to it). But I also have say that IQ is a really bad indication of intelligence. Also my school is stupid because they don't release the score for the IQ test to take with you. You can come to the school and "view" it, but now take a copy with you. Stupid county policy or something..

 

[sundev]

Originally posted by: LegendKiller
How are you coming up with your "SD" numbers? What is your sample size, how is your sample generated? Is it skewed? Why are you assuming that IQ = intelligence, do you have a null hypothesis that it doesn't? What are your critical values? What are your p-values? Are you more likely to commit a type I or type II error in your hypothesis if you even considered the fact that IQ isn't directly correlated to actual intelligence? I have known many "intelligent" people that suck at life.

Let me guess, you just finished Stat 101.

Util you can do GARCH tests in your head, or you know multi-variable statistical rules by heart, you aren't jack.

lol

 

[Lonyo]

Originally posted by: Dofuss3000
Here is one.

NO CHEATING ALLOWED!!!

If I find that someone has cheated, I will forget the entire thread.

I gave up after Q21 and got a score of 130

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: Dofuss3000
My quest is to find the smartest person on AnandTech. Since there is over 143,000 registered members on the board (and at least 12 to 15% of which are repeats) I expect the smartest person on these forums to have an IQ of about 165, SD of 15. But since this is a high-end internet forum, it may be as high as 166 to 171, SD of 15. To show that you are the smartest person on AnandTech, send me a score report on any viable IQ test (like the WAIS, SB, etc.) or standardized aptitude test (like the SAT or GRE). I will bump this thread once a day (missing a couple due to other obligations) for the next month. At that time I will announce who the smartest person is. If a higher score comes in, then the highest scorer and the previous highest scorer will be listed, in order of highest intelligence. If you think a friend is very intelligent and is a member of this board, tell them about this thread and send them a link. That is all for now, good luck!

This will be impossible, since every dude on the internet is 6'4+, 250 lbs of solid muscle, has an IQ of 150+, dates supermodels, has been to the Playboy mansion at least twice, and is extremely popular and good looking.

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: LegendKiller

Originally posted by: Dofuss3000

Processing speed has everything to do with it. There are universal correlations between every measure of intelligence and working memory capacity. Everything boils down to physics.

How is it physics? Are you talking the speed at which chemicals go from one end of a neural receptor to another, firing the neurons, exciting brain cells?

Dude, it's simple geography. Your head is round, and your feet are made of sandwiches.

 

[91TTZ]

I just ate a hummingbird.

 

[yowolabi]

Originally posted by: PrinceofWands

I don't think application is an ability (and neither do most cognitive and developmental researchers). Application is an environment and a choice and is affected by numerous factors. Intelligence is innate (although it too can be affected, just in different ways). Furthermore the application of intelligence to pass a class has nothing to do with the application to score well on a test. They are two different things. Neither of them necessarily equates to the application in the workplace, or in developing a cure for cancer, or anything else. Application and ability simply aren't related like that.

That right there throws off the rest of your steps. I have a high intelligence. Period. That's been supported by just about every form of testing out there (WAIS, SB, Mega, SAT, ASVAB, GRE, Titan, Gardner and Sternberg batteries & interviews, and many more) administered by private and government sources. I had an exceptionally low high school GPA (.012), failing most classes over five years. I was still scoring top in the school in all tests however. This is an example of how ability on a test does not equate to application in a real world environment. In college I have much better grades, because I've worked on my application. It had NOTHING to do with ability, just environment and choice. My abilities did not change, my application did.

What I think we all want to know is: "How the hell did you get into college with a .012 high school GPA?"

 

[yowolabi]

Originally posted by: allisolm
Somehow I have a hard time believing that the smartest person on the Anandtech forums would give a rat's behind whether someone named Dofuss even knew about him/her let alone take the time to send any bona fides.

Because he/she would be too busy coming up with a unifying theory?

Being intelligent doesn't in any way mean you have less of a competitive streak or an ego.

 

[aux]

not me

 

[DainBramaged]

Originally posted by: KK

Originally posted by: Kalmah

Originally posted by: KK

Originally posted by: Dofuss3000

Originally posted by: KK
look no further

Do you have an IQ or aptitude test to prove it?

Ask me a question.

What is your favorite color!???

Elephant

Wow...that's soooo deep. :thumbsup:

 

[TheChort]

Im glad everyone who posted their grades and grad stats had their chance to get their egos boosted. But seriously the 'smartest' people on Anandtech are the ones who didnt even respond to this thread.

I realize how pretentious this sounds on my part, but hey, what do I care. I only drop by here every few weeks for a laugh, or something intelligent. Then i see sh1t like this and it reminds me how many idiots there are in this world.

Great job to Doofus3000 for starting what is probably the biggest waste of bandwidth this month.

edit: nice one KK

 

[habib89]

i took your test, i quit after question 25 (or so), because i had other things to do, so i may take it again when i have the time/patience.. on the final 5 questions i spent about 10 seconds just looking at it, so the score may be skewed somewhat.. i scored a 140.. not sure what that means...

i was wondering though, even if these internet type iq tests aren't real, if we all took the same one, wouldn't it show how intelligent we are relative to each other?

 

[PrinceofWands]

Originally posted by: yowolabi

Originally posted by: PrinceofWands

I don't think application is an ability (and neither do most cognitive and developmental researchers). Application is an environment and a choice and is affected by numerous factors. Intelligence is innate (although it too can be affected, just in different ways). Furthermore the application of intelligence to pass a class has nothing to do with the application to score well on a test. They are two different things. Neither of them necessarily equates to the application in the workplace, or in developing a cure for cancer, or anything else. Application and ability simply aren't related like that.

That right there throws off the rest of your steps. I have a high intelligence. Period. That's been supported by just about every form of testing out there (WAIS, SB, Mega, SAT, ASVAB, GRE, Titan, Gardner and Sternberg batteries & interviews, and many more) administered by private and government sources. I had an exceptionally low high school GPA (.012), failing most classes over five years. I was still scoring top in the school in all tests however. This is an example of how ability on a test does not equate to application in a real world environment. In college I have much better grades, because I've worked on my application. It had NOTHING to do with ability, just environment and choice. My abilities did not change, my application did.

What I think we all want to know is: "How the hell did you get into college with a .012 high school GPA?"

Colleges don't really care, they just want your money. After I left high school I went to the local community college to get my high school diploma. That gave me a college GPA high enough to get into a state university. I've been accepted at some fairly good schools now, though that comes after years of college where I've raised my GPA significantly and loaded up on some extra-curriculars.

 

[McGyver]

look no further, the biggest the head is, the blacker the head is, the longer it is; the smarter he is.

 

[Crescent13]

Well I'm in 10th grade, so I guess that leaves me out. Although I ranked as a 12th grader in math and a college student in language arts when I took the SAT test.

 

[totalcommand]

Originally posted by: Dofuss3000
My quest is to find the smartest person on AnandTech. Since there is over 143,000 registered members on the board (and at least 12 to 15% of which are repeats) I expect the smartest person on these forums to have an IQ of about 165, SD of 15. But since this is a high-end internet forum, it may be as high as 166 to 171, SD of 15. To show that you are the smartest person on AnandTech, send me a score report on any viable IQ test (like the WAIS, SB, etc.) or standardized aptitude test (like the SAT or GRE). I will bump this thread once a day (missing a couple due to other obligations) for the next month. At that time I will announce who the smartest person is. If a higher score comes in, then the highest scorer and the previous highest scorer will be listed, in order of highest intelligence. If you think a friend is very intelligent and is a member of this board, tell them about this thread and send them a link. That is all for now, good luck!

If IQ or SAT could tell us how smart people are, we wouldn't need to meet them in person when hiring them or accepting them to colleges.

 

[PrinceofWands]

Originally posted by: totalcommand

Originally posted by: Dofuss3000
My quest is to find the smartest person on AnandTech. Since there is over 143,000 registered members on the board (and at least 12 to 15% of which are repeats) I expect the smartest person on these forums to have an IQ of about 165, SD of 15. But since this is a high-end internet forum, it may be as high as 166 to 171, SD of 15. To show that you are the smartest person on AnandTech, send me a score report on any viable IQ test (like the WAIS, SB, etc.) or standardized aptitude test (like the SAT or GRE). I will bump this thread once a day (missing a couple due to other obligations) for the next month. At that time I will announce who the smartest person is. If a higher score comes in, then the highest scorer and the previous highest scorer will be listed, in order of highest intelligence. If you think a friend is very intelligent and is a member of this board, tell them about this thread and send them a link. That is all for now, good luck!

If IQ or SAT could tell us how smart people are, we wouldn't need to meet them in person when hiring them or accepting them to colleges.

In my experience you don't hire people because they're smart (although you pray they're not dumb). You hire them because they'll do the job well. If intelligence equated to employability I'd be a CEO.

 

[totalcommand]

Originally posted by: PrinceofWands

Originally posted by: totalcommand

Originally posted by: Dofuss3000
My quest is to find the smartest person on AnandTech. Since there is over 143,000 registered members on the board (and at least 12 to 15% of which are repeats) I expect the smartest person on these forums to have an IQ of about 165, SD of 15. But since this is a high-end internet forum, it may be as high as 166 to 171, SD of 15. To show that you are the smartest person on AnandTech, send me a score report on any viable IQ test (like the WAIS, SB, etc.) or standardized aptitude test (like the SAT or GRE). I will bump this thread once a day (missing a couple due to other obligations) for the next month. At that time I will announce who the smartest person is. If a higher score comes in, then the highest scorer and the previous highest scorer will be listed, in order of highest intelligence. If you think a friend is very intelligent and is a member of this board, tell them about this thread and send them a link. That is all for now, good luck!

If IQ or SAT could tell us how smart people are, we wouldn't need to meet them in person when hiring them or accepting them to colleges.

In my experience you don't hire people because they're smart (although you pray they're not dumb). You hire them because they'll do the job well. If intelligence equated to employability I'd be a CEO.

tru.

what i meant is that i've seen people who've gotten 1600 on their SAT who are pretty stupid, and met people with IQs who nobody could call intelligent.

 

[PrinceofWands]

Originally posted by: totalcommand

Originally posted by: PrinceofWands

Originally posted by: totalcommand

Originally posted by: Dofuss3000
My quest is to find the smartest person on AnandTech. Since there is over 143,000 registered members on the board (and at least 12 to 15% of which are repeats) I expect the smartest person on these forums to have an IQ of about 165, SD of 15. But since this is a high-end internet forum, it may be as high as 166 to 171, SD of 15. To show that you are the smartest person on AnandTech, send me a score report on any viable IQ test (like the WAIS, SB, etc.) or standardized aptitude test (like the SAT or GRE). I will bump this thread once a day (missing a couple due to other obligations) for the next month. At that time I will announce who the smartest person is. If a higher score comes in, then the highest scorer and the previous highest scorer will be listed, in order of highest intelligence. If you think a friend is very intelligent and is a member of this board, tell them about this thread and send them a link. That is all for now, good luck!

If IQ or SAT could tell us how smart people are, we wouldn't need to meet them in person when hiring them or accepting them to colleges.

In my experience you don't hire people because they're smart (although you pray they're not dumb). You hire them because they'll do the job well. If intelligence equated to employability I'd be a CEO.

tru.

what i meant is that i've seen people who've gotten 1600 on their SAT who are pretty stupid, and met people with IQs who nobody could call intelligent.

I know what you meant, no worries. I was just making a point.

You, and the others, are using intelligence in an incorrect definition. IQ IS intelligence (in my opinion, especially after allowing for MI theories), application of ones intelligence is something else entirely (I prefer to call that wisdom or common sense). It's very common to have poor common sense but great intelligence. That combination doesn't make that person less intelligent, it makes the general public wrong in their definition of intelligence.

 

[moshquerade]

gotta be Anand

 

[KoolAidKid]

Originally posted by: allisolm
Somehow I have a hard time believing that the smartest person on the Anandtech forums would give a rat's behind whether someone named Dofuss even knew about him/her let alone take the time to send any bona fides.

Amen to that.

Mensa (and other high-IQ societies) are nothing but a circle-jerk for losers with unrealized potential. Much like this thread, in fact.

 

[imported_goku]

Originally posted by: veggz
This thread has derailed somewhat haha..

But here are my stats, if we're still comparing:

HS GPA: 4.0 weighted
SAT: 1590 (old)
Undergrad GPA (Northwestern): 3.92
Currently first year analyst at Goldman Sachs

Not sure if this has been mentioned before, but grades and scores don't necessarily indicate intelligence. And there is no way I'm wasting my time with an online IQ test.

LOL, but you'll waste your time getting a 1590 on the SATs.