Lex Fridman Podcast - #302 – Richard Haier: IQ Tests, Human Intelligence, and Group Differences

Richard Haier is a psychologist specializing in the science of human intelligence. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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Documents & Articles:
1. Child IQ and survival to 79: https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5491698/
2. Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth: https://my.vanderbilt.edu/smpy/files/2013/02/DoingPsychScience2006.pdf
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OUTLINE:
Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) – Introduction
(08:06) – Measuring human intelligence
(22:34) – IQ tests
(45:23) – College entrance exams
(53:59) – Genetics
(59:58) – Enhancing intelligence
(1:07:27) – The Bell Curve
(1:19:58) – Race differences
(1:39:11) – Bell curve criticisms
(1:48:21) – Intelligence and life success
(1:57:57) – Flynn effect
(2:02:49) – Nature vs nuture
(2:29:42) – Testing artificial intelligence
(2:41:46) – Advice
(2:45:53) – Mortality

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Listener Mail: Permaculture, the US vs. the Hague, and an Amazon Conspiracy

What is permaculture, exactly? Why does the US have a law allowing them to invade the Hague? Anonymous sources reach out to Ben to ask about a strange conspiracy: is Amazon supporting a Tik Tok grift to swindle writers? All this and more in this week's listener mail segment.

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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 07/14

Dozens of people are unaccounted for amid devastating Virginia floods. Middle East talks on Iran. What new abortion laws meant for a ten year-old rape victim. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.

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Headlines From The Times - Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, together for us

It’s Emmys season, and the “Envelope” is here for it. So once a week for the next couple of weeks, we’re going to feature an episode of our sister podcast in “The Times.” First up: Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda, who recently wrapped up their much-beloved Netflix series, “Grace and Frankie.” In this episode, the duo laugh and cry with us while reflecting on their decades long friendship, their mutual admiration for their “9 to 5” co-star Dolly Parton, who reunited with them for the final episode, and the lies people tell about aging and death. Subscribe to the "Envelope" here or wherever you listen to podcasts. Read the full transcript here. 

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders - S6 Bonus: Andreas Creten, madewithlove

Andreas Creten has been in tech for as long as he can remember, and even started a company when he was 18 years old. He is a family man, with 3 kids, which is what he spends most of his spare time. He likes to do carpentry as well, and he recently built a cabin in his garden, for him to work remotely. His bucket list item is to built a truly remote cabin in the forest someday.

In the past, Andreas started an agency in the normal fashion - taking on development projects and delivering results. What happened was that businesses starting asking their team to be interim CTO's, and help lead the technical strategy for their companies.

This is the creation story of madewithlove.

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Bay Curious - Why Were Many SF Hospitals Once Affiliated With Ethnic Groups?

Bay Curious listener Ken Katz noticed that many of San Francisco's current hospitals used to have names affiliated with ethnic groups, like the French hospital or the German hospital. We wondered why that trend existed and when it changed.


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The Intelligence from The Economist - A bird out of hand: Elon Musk and Twitter

Elon Musk wants out of his deal to buy Twitter for $44bn. Twitter wants the Delaware chancery court to hold him to the deal. But the company faces an uncertain future, whoever owns it. Why the pandemic has been great for sellers of traditional herbal medicine. And looking back on a video game that let users create art, music and animation, with the help of a little barking puppy. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer

Village SquareCast - God Squad: Spiritual Lessons of a Pandemic

It's really easy to be in touch right now with the dark side of human nature that's been so thoroughly highlighted through the pandemic, but is there something else to see?  Maybe transcendence, empathy and heroic self-sacrifice?  And where there isn't much to look at that's positive, can we turn our trauma into a spiritual evolution — personally or even as a culture?  

Join us as we welcome God Squad regulars Father Tim Holeda of St. Thomas More Co-Cathedral, Pastor Joe Davis Jr. of Truth Gatherers Community Church, and Rabbi Michael Shields of Tallahassee’s Capital Area Justice Ministry to guide us through this conversation. Plus, we will be joined by guest Reverend Margaret Fox of First Presbyterian Church of Tallahassee.

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The Daily Detail - The Daily Detail for 7.14.22

Alabama

  • AL inmates file lawsuit to stop ARP funds from use in prison construction
  • Latest environmental impact report is positive for Huntsville and US Space Command
  • Alabama Power to increase rates due to price on fuel
  • Two judges on appeal court say Dothan man deserves new trial due to masks
  • Police catch man in GA for stealing items from Huntsville Amazon center

National

  • Inflation rate for this past June hits 9.1 increase, Biden says not accurate
  • Congress plans to send another 1.7 B of US taxpayer money to Ukraine
  • Senator Liz Warren wants to eliminate crisis pregnancy centers across the US
  • Uvalde school shooting security video confirms delayed response by police
  • GOP congress members say Hunter Biden is a national security threat