Wow, two who did not score high enough to make it into the test group went on to win the Nobel Prize in Physics while none with IQs high enough to make the measurement group ever won a Nobel Prize.
Your characterization appears flippant but it is completely correct so sad a,serious issue is dealt with in such a juvenile manner
Memory is only one aspect of intelligence. Problem solving is also important.
In fact, too much trivia is distracting.
Secondly, much of IQ is based on conformist thinking rather than creative and unique thinking.
I’m beginning to suspect that response time is also a good indicator of intelligence. Speed of thought can reflect superior neuro-pathways.
But you know what’s really funny about IQ tests?
Brain scans make them obscolete.
Using different tests results can be different. If a person is not strong in mathematics, but is developed in another industry, the IQ does not work properly at all.
Many aspects of IQ tests are based on general knowledge picked up...a test for a farm boy might include questoions about farming/machinery/tools that would not be valid for a ghetto kid...also, what interests a mind will determine what sort of information is picked up...my grandson is very bright but slow to learn in areas he has no interest in...he (at age 8) will sometimes come out with philosophical statements and trains of thought that generally don’t begin to grow until late teens and older but had trouble with some reading and math...until my daughter sat down with him and found creative ways to show why they can be important and even fun...he’s now 2 grades ahead in his knowledge rather than being on the verge of being held back...
Nobel is a useless joke. They gave Zero one just for getting elected. A nobel prize is no measure of accomplishment.