MichaelBishop comments on Rationality in the Media: Don't (New Yorker, May 2009) - Less Wrong
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"While this may not be practically helpful since one can do little about one's IQ,"
I think you can change one's IQ. I have believed that ever since I read Dweck.
I agree that IQ is somewhat malleable, but I'm by no means confident that all attempts to raise IQ, e.g. test-taking skills, will reduce akrasia, or improve planning, or risk taking decisions.