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Re:Our IQs have never been higher – but it hasn’t made us smart by throwaway729 on Friday September 30, 2016 @10:09AM (#12612498)
> PHD's are very "smart" but have narrow "knowledge"

I'd be careful with both of those generalizations.

PhD's aren't necessarily smarter than anyone else. On average, PhD's -- especially at top institutions -- probably typically have above average IQs. But I'd wager a guess that the same is true for non-PhD's working for top employers (or starting successful companies).

Similarly, while it's true that PhD's have very deep knowledge about a very narrow topic, that doesn't preclude them from also having a lot of knowledge about many other topics. Especially since intellectual curiosity probably correlates better with PhD than raw intelligence.

Re:Our IQs have never been higher – but it hasn’t made us smart by John23832 on Friday September 30, 2016 @10:17AM (#12612567)
> I'd be careful with both of those generalizations.

True, I was generalizing. I was using a subject I felt most people could understand in order to relay my point.

>> "Smart" and "Knowledgable" are often used interchangeably, when really they are sets that just so happen to overlap in some places.