Word: iq
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...behaviour seemed appropriate given his prior learning. But Clinton’s greater responsibility and more intense scrutiny as President rendered his actions even more stupid than before because this time he was more liable to get caught. Stupidity is about frame of reference. A day laborer with an IQ of 80 may lack sophisticated mental faculties and therefore engage in imprudent activity, but to be truly stupid, you have to be smart first...
Another learning experience for me was my involvement in UNICEF's campaign to eliminate iodine-deficiency disorders. Like most people, I had never heard of this problem, which causes stillbirth, dwarfism and low IQ but is easily prevented by eating iodized salt...
Justin Chapman’s test performance substantiated his brilliance. With an unprecedented IQ exceeding 298, a perfect 800 SAT Math score, the little eight-year-old boy was an up-and-coming genius...
...world thought. Recent New York Times reports have revealed that his mother, Elizabeth Chapman, falsified Justin’s tests. Among other misdeeds, she scanned Justin’s name into another student’s SAT score results and allowed him to memorize answers to an IQ test. Ms. Chapman’s deceptive actions are clearly worthy of scorn. But our current education system, which bred Ms. Chapman’s behavior, is just as worthy of criticism...
...throat admissions department that only accepts about 10 percent of its applicant pool and maintains an average incoming SAT score of over 1500, it is not at all surprising that a large percentage of the student body might submit high quality work on a regular basis. The average student IQ around the sunny streets of Cambridge must be well over 150, so why is it a problem that with effort, an extremely talented student body can produce Grade A academic material...