• Question: What would You're IQ level be? (In your own words ?)

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    Asked by Nintega21 to Deborah, Euan, Maheen, Rob, Stu on 13 Jun 2016.
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      Rob Stanley answered on 13 Jun 2016:

      The last time I took one of those online IQ tests I got a score of about 130. But I have no idea whether that test was accurate. (It probably wasn’t!)

      I’m certainly not a genius! Being a scientist is often more about perseverance (keeping on trying) rather than about intelligence. There are many different ways to solve problems and being a scientist isn’t like a science test where you have a time-limit, I just need to keep going until I work out the problem (or use Google!).

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      Deborah Prunty answered on 13 Jun 2016:

      I don’t think I’m that smart. I am good at seeing patterns though and solving puzzles. I’m terrible at languages though, and at art… I guess it depends on how you measure intelligence. Average maybe?

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      Euan Allen answered on 13 Jun 2016:

      I have no idea!

      You don’t need a high IQ to work in science. There are lots of different jobs that are all suited to different types of people and skills. So regardless of IQ, if you’re really interested in science then work hard and become a scientist!

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