Comments on: Getting stoopid http://blog.tasuki.org/getting-stoopid/ blog of Vit Brunner Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:06:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: CarlJung http://blog.tasuki.org/getting-stoopid/#comment-59686 CarlJung Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:45:19 +0000 http://blog.tasuki.org/getting-stoopid/#comment-59686 ignus, I'll admit that I haven't even read the faq I posted but I have read the other article. The author has identified certain aspects that improve your problem solving abilities. His position is that changing how you do a few simple things can increase your mental abilities. No matter how low your iq is when you start. Is it this you disagree with? Oh, and I have one more link to share. An interview with the man done by wired: http://www.wired.com/medtech/health/magazine/16-05/ff_wozniak?currentPage=1 ignus,
I’ll admit that I haven’t even read the faq I posted but I have read the other article. The author has identified certain aspects that improve your problem solving abilities. His position is that changing how you do a few simple things can increase your mental abilities. No matter how low your iq is when you start. Is it this you disagree with?

Oh, and I have one more link to share. An interview with the man done by wired:
http://www.wired.com/medtech/health/magazine/16-05/ff_wozniak?currentPage=1

]]> By: ignus http://blog.tasuki.org/getting-stoopid/#comment-59685 ignus Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:52:31 +0000 http://blog.tasuki.org/getting-stoopid/#comment-59685 About those links. Just on a first look - I admit I havent actually read everything - they looks like a typical "technocrat" approach (which is illustrated by all the computer methaphors thrown in) to what is called "intelligence". The author seems to almost equate intelligence and "genius" (!) to the ability of solving IQ tests. I find this premise highly problematic. Moreover, the very idea of "formulating a perscription for genius" sounds like a contradiction in terms to me; unless of course what is meant is a study schedule to practice IQ tests (that is, a very specific and narrow definition of "genius" is used). I've said it before: it is a very simplistic approach which does no justice to the extremely broad and diverse range of abilities, perks and properties that make up "genius" (and not to mention such a vague concept as "creativity"), taken in the meaning in which we use this word in daily language. But of course, computer programmers and mathematician types are stereotypically shut off from a lot of aspects of the human experience ;-) About those links. Just on a first look - I admit I havent actually read everything - they looks like a typical “technocrat” approach (which is illustrated by all the computer methaphors thrown in) to what is called “intelligence”. The author seems to almost equate intelligence and “genius” (!) to the ability of solving IQ tests. I find this premise highly problematic. Moreover, the very idea of “formulating a perscription for genius” sounds like a contradiction in terms to me; unless of course what is meant is a study schedule to practice IQ tests (that is, a very specific and narrow definition of “genius” is used).

I’ve said it before: it is a very simplistic approach which does no justice to the extremely broad and diverse range of abilities, perks and properties that make up “genius” (and not to mention such a vague concept as “creativity”), taken in the meaning in which we use this word in daily language. But of course, computer programmers and mathematician types are stereotypically shut off from a lot of aspects of the human experience ;-)

]]> By: Spirit http://blog.tasuki.org/getting-stoopid/#comment-59680 Spirit Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:23:01 +0000 http://blog.tasuki.org/getting-stoopid/#comment-59680 Wow that is a great link. Thanks for pointing it out! Wow that is a great link. Thanks for pointing it out!

]]> By: CarlJung http://blog.tasuki.org/getting-stoopid/#comment-59679 CarlJung Thu, 29 May 2008 08:26:12 +0000 http://blog.tasuki.org/getting-stoopid/#comment-59679 The blue eyes problem was fun! I'm going to try the other ones soon. If you find more fun puzzles be sure to post them 8-) Btw, I found this lengthy article about genius and creativity interesting: http://www.supermemo.com/articles/genius.htm Also, the same author has written a genius faq. http://www.supermemo.com/help/faq/genius.htm The blue eyes problem was fun! I’m going to try the other ones soon. If you find more fun puzzles be sure to post them 8-)

Btw, I found this lengthy article about genius and creativity interesting:
http://www.supermemo.com/articles/genius.htm

Also, the same author has written a genius faq.
http://www.supermemo.com/help/faq/genius.htm

]]> By: ignus http://blog.tasuki.org/getting-stoopid/#comment-59676 ignus Mon, 26 May 2008 12:16:40 +0000 http://blog.tasuki.org/getting-stoopid/#comment-59676 Funny, I just ordered some books with math and logic puzzles. The motivation was that I was afraid of becoming lazy (no brain usage needed in my daily routine), and to check how solving these kind of problems relates to doing Go problems. The blue eyes problem is a very known one, it exists in several variants, and it is quite diffucult... Funny, I just ordered some books with math and logic puzzles. The motivation was that I was afraid of becoming lazy (no brain usage needed in my daily routine), and to check how solving these kind of problems relates to doing Go problems.

The blue eyes problem is a very known one, it exists in several variants, and it is quite diffucult…

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