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Increase in the average IQ of a country’s intellectual elite — the smartest 5% of its population — raises the country’s per capita gross domestic product by an average of $468, according to an analysis of IQ scores from 90 nations by Chemnitz University of Technology in Germany and University College London.
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There’s a big difference between intelligent, or clever and intellectual, or enlightened. Who designs these tests anyway? I know a lot of rich folk due to my husband’s business. While these rich folk may have the perfect social graces and business skills, their critical and creative thinking skills are sorely lacking. In my opinion, the difference between the Conservative Elite vs Liberal Elite, is that the Con Elite acquire wealth because wealth accumulation is their main goal in life, whereas with the Lib Elite, wealth accumulation is a byproduct of a more creative life goal.