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Database of IQ Estimations (DIE)

sebjenseb • 216 implied HN points • 25 Jun 23

🔬 Science Academics

The Database of IQ Estimations provides estimates for both groups and individuals, utilizing mathematical and arbitrary assessments.
The methodology includes variables like wealth, education years, and test scores to estimate intelligence.
Estimations cover categories such as Public Intellectuals, Academics, Politicians, Celebrities, Criminals, Gamers, and Fictional Characters.

Building Resilience, Tackling Cancel Culture, Catalyzing Change

The Future of Education • 78 implied HN points • 29 Sep 23

🚌 Education Mental health Academics Higher education

Colleges are focusing on building resilience as a proactive approach to mental health challenges.
Schools should integrate habits of success like agency and perseverance with academic knowledge.
Higher education is facing disruptive changes due to unsustainable financial trajectories and declining demographics.

Only academics believe in efficient markets

Klement on Investing • 7 implied HN points • 04 Jan 24

💰 Finance Investing Academics Behavioral Finance

Academics believe in efficient markets where past news does not affect investment decisions.
Non-academics like financial professionals and retail investors do change forecasts in response to old news.
Real markets are not as efficient as academics think, incorporating psychology and fundamentals is important for investing success.

The solution to the AI cheating crisis is, obviously, exams

Philosophy bear • 55 implied HN points • 12 Apr 23

🚌 Education Assessment Academics Pedagogy

Various detection technologies for AI cheating are unreliable and can be bypassed.
Innovative assessment strategies like working with AI are not effective solutions.
Exams, even with adjustments for disabilities, are a necessary tool to maintain the integrity of assessments and prevent cheating.

The Folly of Projections

Richard’s Substack • 0 implied HN points • 10 Jul 23

🌍 World Politics Population China UN Academics

Population forecasts are not facts, they are projections based on different scenarios.
Different groups and academics have varying forecasts that contradict UN projections.
Forecasts are more like art than science, showing trends but not definite outcomes.

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