Who am I?

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger
After he insisted that molecules could not be ionic? Not a chance.

I was merely repeating what my chem professor had taught me. I saw no reason to dispute him, given that he has a PhD in the field and I don't

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by civman2000
JW: Where does he live? I live in St Louis, and somehow I have some strange notion that he's also in Missouri...

Perhaps we could have a young and brilliant apolytoners meeting !

We both live in the DC area - he lives in Maryland, I live in Virginia.

EDIT: my grandparents (on my mom's side) live in St. Louis though

[Drogue]

Originally posted by Oncle Boris
This is something I've always be wondering, do the top physicists all have a very high IQ?

No. Feynman had an IQ of 125 (high, but not astronomical, about 95th percentile IIRC) and turned down MENSA when offered honourary membership, because his IQ was not high enough (according to his book, Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman)

My brother is an incredibly bright mathematician, and while he has a high IQ (probably MENSA 2% level, although he dislikes the idea of it) it is not as high as his ability might suggest, because he falls down on the verbal side, as many scientists do. To get a very high IQ, you would have to be able in maths, spacial awareness and use of language; as well as being very logical and having a good memory for facts.

Originally posted by Oncle Boris
or the measure is not everything?

It isn't. I do however think it measures something. It measures spacial awareness, mathematical and verbal logic, memory, and some a small amount of knowledge. That is a good basis for a measure for intelligence, but it isn't a measure of intelligence as people see it. It doesn't measure how much you know, what you know, what you are able to do. It does measure somewhat your ability to learn things, to remember them and to use them. It isn't so much a measure of intelligence, as a measure of potential intelligence.

In UK schools, it is used sometimes for indications of ability. If someone has a high IQ and lower grades, then they are considered an underachiever, in that they are probably capable of more, and likely do not work as hard as others. If someone has a low IQ and higher grades, then they are considered an overachiever, and probably work particularly hard in order to get their grades.

[asleepathewheel]

Originally posted by civman2000
JW: Where does he live? I live in St Louis, and somehow I have some strange notion that he's also in Missouri...

Perhaps we could have a young and brilliant apolytoners meeting !

What high school do you go to? (the most important question you could ask someone from St. Louis )

[The Mad Monk]

Originally posted by The Emperor Fabulous
Hey, what's this?

I find "look-at-me" posts to be in bad taste and has no place here

...says the man with the dancing cow.

[Jaguar]

Originally posted by civman2000
JW: Where does he live? I live in St Louis, and somehow I have some strange notion that he's also in Missouri...

Perhaps we could have a young and brilliant apolytoners meeting !

Nah, sky and I both live in the Washington DC area.

[Az]

I knew he was your DL all along.

[Jaguar]

Clearly we are teh DL axis of evil.

[Kuciwalker]

So AH is the third member?

[Theben]

AH is an axis of evil all on his own. He need not young snot-nosed punks to compliment his reign of terror.

[Jaguar]

Originally posted by Kucinich
So AH is the third member?

The axis of evil only has two right now. There is no need for a third member.