Free will is a thorny philosophical problem. Many see it as the foundation for our lives and morality. Others deny it exists. I’m not so sure where I fall on beliefs about the reality of free will. I strongly suspect it comes down to how you define it. Defined too strictly and it isn’t even […]
Should You Know Your IQ?
As I mentioned in this post about things I’ve changed my mind on, one of them is IQ. I used to believe that IQ was unimportant or overly simplified. But I’ve since been educated against my prejudice—it is a very successful psychometric and has impressive predictive power. Still, after accepting the usefulness of a general […]






