The Neuroscience of Intelligence: Dr. Richard Haier

There is almost nothing more important to understand about people than intelligence. It can be measured more accurately than anything else in the social sciences. It differs tremendously and importantly between individuals. It is the single most important determinant of life success. It's very existence, however, remains subject to substantive debate, most of it highly politicized.

We recently spent an hour and a half talking about such things.

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[j.b.]

7 years later. Still amazed that these conversations are FREE to listen too

[doronpela]

6:31
Jordan: "disgust sensitivity is higher if you've got a lower iq"
Me: *eats shit in display of raw genius".

[AANasseh]

Jordan… please let your guests finish their sentences… we love you and by now know what you think of things… we’d also love to hear these high quality guests’ views.

[DEVUNK]

I am pretty sure if I took an IQ test I'd be disappointed with the results

[kfolsen]

7:43: Let Dr. Richard Haier continue to talk about the G-factor/IQ/Intelligence. He is clearly engaged.

[Ishyona]

By far my favourite discussion so far. I listened to it twice. I could have easily listened to the discussion on this subject for another few hours. There is just so much on this to discuss, and it's one of my personal interests.
My professor covered the genetic components of intelligence in my human evolution class. Unfortunately he was fired and the class was changed to flora & fauna evolution, due to "Racism and sexism" Even though as a woman I found nothing remotely opinion based or sexist about his lectures. However, it lit a fire in me for the subject.
Even though my degree is in genetics, I was unable to find work and ended up in computer engineering instead, but I still like to keep up to date with the research. it's nice to listen to discussions like this rather than the one dimensional written dialogue of research papers.
Thank you again for having Dr. Hier on, please do ask him to come on again.

[chilllzoneee]

Thank you Dr. Haier for all your work in neuroscience and cognitive research. It’s greatly appreciated and I hope there will be even more insights into neurological and intelligence research that will open the window to how human consciousness functions.

[TheFatController.]

This is truly excellent content Mr Peterson. I am a geologist by education and trade, though this field of research interests me greatly, the implications of the things discussed here affect everybody.

I have a very good memory, which has benefited me throughout life, giving me an advantage in most academic situations. I feel that part of consciousness and personality come from how we learn to use our brains in early life. When I need to remember something, I have noticed that I tend to strip things down in a way that other people I know do not, I seem to be able to get to the root of the thing I am trying to remember, which makes the task of remembering it that much simpler. Most people seem to remember lots of noise that surrounds an issue, perhaps they are more socially aware than I am, so they are paying attention to things that I am simply not concerned with.

[darkos]

When you are interviewing someone or you are interviewed with someone, like on the last Joe Rogan podcast, please give them space to say what they have to say. You said it best: "If dominant rat doesn't lose at least 1/3 of plays, subordinate rat will not play with him again."

[minervaofpeace]

I feel the need to say that in order to keep this interview in its best perspective, is to remember that " Intelligence is the ability to Adapt".

[ketocase]

Dr. Pederson has really helped me out the past few months. I've gotten myself out of the deli department at Vons and into a personal trainers job at 24 Hour Fitness. Thank you for you mind and intellect sir.

[starfeel]

Welp, my insecurity about IQ just went through the roof

[alternativlos]

This channel is one of the most valuable sources of information. Keep up the great work! A huge thank you from Germany.

[jhkeum]

I'm really glad to have finished watching the whole video and get it summarized! It was a harsh high g demanding work for me lol.
So far, the truth about IQ(g factor, consciousness, or whatever we call it precisely) seems to be consistent on what Prof. Peterson held in his lectures and this video. But the major problem is on analyzing the cause/consequence relationships according to scientific data. Dr.Richard have been studying on this subject for decades and wrote down "what we know about intelligence till now" in his latest book.
In some sense, he is sincerely looking for ways to increase human cognitive abilities using neuroscientific ways just like the way pills affect our biological system. Assuming that many problems in today's society are happening due to people lack of intelligence, the intelligence is highly based on biological and genetic components than the environment, and that it is the responsibility of society to handle this seriously, he is hoping his research to be helpful to the society.

[illiminatieoverlordgurglek]

Very interesting. I got curious about intelligence after I was diagnosed with adhd a few years ago. Always thought I was somewhat intelligent, but not much above average. Barely graduated high school and struggled with education afterwards. Then I got the diagnosis and received therapy and medication. I couldn't believe the effect that had! It's been a wild couple of years for me, and I'm now almost done with my master's degree in IT-law! :D

[zcubedmusic]

Speaking as a self-proclaimed intelligent and creative person, I can say that there is an actual struggle - not from a victim perspective, mind you, but from in terms of lack of purpose and direction. I am 29 years old and currently working full-time at a minimum wage job. I was 10 credits away from a B.A.S. degree in 3D Animation and Visual Effects, but as I had 0 financial support from my family in the beginning of my higher education experience, I could not maintain my loan payments (which I had to begin paying back while in school) and was kicked out. I tell people that I have that degree still because it seems like such a small distinction to me. How can 1 course on how to properly sign business contracts make so much of a difference in people's opinion of you as a person, especially when I had actually taken an even more comprehensive course on my own and paid for it myself already. Now this is a very specific incident and does little to show evidence of a true "struggle, " but I felt like it was important enough to note because it set the tone for the rest of my 20's.

I set out at 21 with 4 years worth of knowledge and an IQ of 136, but no degree in the Bay Area and after a series of unfortunate events I ended up homeless in Oakland, again with no option for support from my family financial or otherwise. Well, now this was pretty much as bad as it could get, I thought. No food, no job, no money, no home, no car, no degree... just a high level of intelligence and creativity and nowhere to apply it. For those of you reading this now and thinking "get a job bum" or something along those lines, I am onboard with you 100%, but I couldn't get a job. I applied at minimum wage positions and listed my experience as a computer programmer who speaks 5 languages and has leadership qualities. I was overqualified and couldn't even get an interview. I applied for entry level animator jobs but I was under experienced. I applied to job placement centers and sent my CV to every opportunity they sent me. What I got back was"We regret to inform you that..." you're going to be homeless for a while longer.

I suppose it doesn't even need to be mentioned that this lifestyle had led me to have virtually no social relationships now and I can't seem to get back into social media. I certainly haven't had anything like a sexual relationship or a close personal relationship in over 8 years now, and if you'll take my word for it - I am an objectively good-looking caucasian male with good hygiene, so please don't consider that a major factor. My ties to my family could be described as loose to non-existent. The social media aspect of this is an interesting phenomenon in itself, really. I took a break from social media because - as I stated earlier, I don't enjoy victimology despite how this accounting is beginning to sound now, and I couldn't think of what else to do but yell for help from anyone who would listen. I got a few likes and some hotlines for homeless services and job placement centers from my 500 "friends" and I decided that I didn't even need 1 friend if they couldn't help me out when it really mattered. Now as an artist I am attempting to make headway back into the social media arena to share my work and get feedback, but it is so difficult to come to terms with these paradigm shifting life changes and I feel a strong desire to stay away still. Partly because I don't know anyone of those "friends" and acquaintances anymore. Most of them I haven't talked to for nearly 10 years already and our lives have gone in such different paths that I can hardly relate to them.

It's as if when I see my facebook news stream, it's a fictional movie of the world playing out that everyone is supposed to call reality, and if you disagree then it doesn't matter what your political leanings are for the most part - you're just anti-social. I stated before, I'm 29 years old, and now I am seriously wondering if I am going to be alone for the rest of my life. That is the most terrifying thing I can think of really, well, it's up there when it comes to tough conditions of life you may have to really accept. In my mind, I'm not anti-social. I'm just There are a lot of people I really enjoy spending time with and I have a great sense of humor too, so I do actually like some people and I can always find a reason to laugh. When things were at their worst for me, sometimes I would actually just bust out laughing in the middle of the night to the point of tears at how ridiculous my situation was.

I have a very strong work ethic from growing up working with my mom at a flea market/auction almost every weekend as a kid, and I have no apprehension about breaking a sweat. All I could do was keep looking for jobs and try to survive until something came together, so I turned to government welfare in the meantime. Even with assistance programs, I was living under a bridge and not able to get inside of the men's shelters because the homeless population in some major cities is so massive that there are nowhere near enough facilities for them to sleep indoors at night legally. SO now I am looking for a job, any job... applying everywhere, holding signs, saving up my food stamps and avoiding mentally diseased people who walk around at night into homeless population looking for someone to stab or shoot. So, I was stabbed on a couple occasions and the government allowed me to get stitched back up without adding to my nearly $90, 000 of debt I still had to contend with at some point. And I thought to myself again... "ok, surely this is as bad as it can get."

I finally got enough money by doing odd jobs and some website design at the public library among other things to get a room for a couple months in someone's house and I made it my mission to get a job no matter what to keep that room. I have glossed over a lot of major points that influenced my life obviously, but my point is that I have a room now and I have maintained a job for 1 year, but it's a minimum wage job and over 50% of that is going to taxes and my wage garnishment to repay student loans that automatically applies any time I get a job now. All I want to do is make things more efficient and beautiful. I know that if I had the right opportunity I would change the world, not in a self-aggrandising way I hope, but more in the sense that I have spent over a decade studying and gaining knowledge from a variety of sources, that, when combined with a high intelligence factor could lead to nothing other than truly unique results. For instance, I am constantly noting policies and procedures effectiveness and the way that my coworkers react to changes and 1, 000, 000 other things. My brain is racing like a jackrabbit and just spewing ideas out so fast that I can't write them down or do anything about them. I have no idea where to go from here, and just constantly discard gold into the intellectual black hole of apathy. I can't even talk about this stuff with anyone because I'm instantly called narcissistic, and I admit up front that I think very highly of myself and my skill set, but that is because I have worked hard to create this personal toolbox, not because I think I am better than anyone in a general sense! All I can say is thank God that I found Dr. Jordan Peterson because even though I already have had to do a hell of a lot of room cleaning before this learning about him, I am starting to believe that there is some hope for the future, possibly. Still not sure what that looks like though because I eventually want to be great at many things at once, and I don't like being told that something is impossible when it comes to human potential.




P.S. I apologize for the length of this comment but it felt as good as any a place to vent. I also apologize for any poor grammar or phrasing - I don't consider myself a good writer yet and I am just trying to make sure I get all my words out for now.

[altant]

Two supreme minds in a deligtfull discussion. Would like to see more of Richard Haier in Youtube space as well.

[whiteylimpstockdengalne]

I remember reading some papers years ago that demonstrated a considerable effect of speaking multiple languages on resisting the functional deficits of Alzheimer's disease, despite no apparent diminution of the physical disease processes. I've had some similar personal experience with compensating for cognitive impairments by remapping the impaired functions through different schemes of symbolism. The most striking example followed from my almost total loss of the use of numbers following a fever in 1999. After a few years living with the impairment, it came upon me to consider other numerical systems, and I found impairments to be much less severe in other systems, and I was able to use numbers again, provided I used alphabetical, additive numbers system rather than a purely numerical, positional system. With practice in additive, alphabetical systems, I found the impairments in usage of modern non-alphabetical, positional numbers systems were attenuated considerably. There was an initial burst of improvement, but in the years since then impairment has continued to attenuate at a lesser but still demonstrable rate.

[invin]

Fantastic talk! Thank you very much. I'd love to hear more from Dr. Richard Haier in the future.

[jberrocalucf]

New discussion about the research into intelligence, on the internet today.

This is my favorite one so far.

NICE JOB TEAM.