scrafty comments on Physics grad student: how to build employability in programming & finance - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Daniel_Burfoot 09 January 2014 01:24:59AM *  15 points [-]

Good at math, definitely not "gifted".

Don't think like this. You are an expert at quantum computing. 99% of the population doesn't know what quantum computing IS. You are probably 3-4 sigmas above the mean, which basically qualifies you to do anything. If you don't think of yourself as particularly smart, it is probably just because you are in contact with people who are 5-6 sigmas above the mean.

Comment author: scrafty 10 January 2014 02:32:24AM 0 points [-]

Probably shouldn't say someone "probably" has an IQ between 145 and 160 unless you have pretty good evidence.

Comment author: Jayson_Virissimo 11 January 2014 04:53:55AM *  3 points [-]

Well, according to this popular science article, the average physics Ph.D. has an I.Q. of 143+.