Musk’s lack of math skills is making me nervous

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Apparently, innumeracy even affects physics majors. {{ LOL }}

https://wapo.st/42xIABw

{{ In the same article, we learn that Musk operates under the daffy misconception that babies born by Caesarean section have larger brains, as if {{non-Caesarean births – bot required edit}} ( squish the gray matter out of infants’ little ears. He also believes that larger brains mean higher intelligence, which makes you wonder: Why doesn’t he hire more [humpback whales and walruses at SpaceX?](Brain Facts and Figures) }}

intercst

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The WaPo quoting the WSJ bashing Musk? What else is new?

The Captain

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Dear Intercst,

There was some sort of book published decades ago and recommended to me in my 20s about IQ. The book made all sorts of claims. None of the claims were intelligent.

Seems Musk has read the book.

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Actually the arithmetic in that book was correct, but it was “politically incorrect”.

intercst

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Dear Intercst,

There is no arithmetic in the book. The width of your head does not determine your IQ. Does not matter if there is a correlation. The width of your brow versus your chin does not determine anything.

Correlations are not useful. It does not mean someone is better developed.

That is like saying men are broader boned, so they have a higher IQ. It does not work that way. Men are thick, though.