science of memory and IQ

[Anonymous No.4463249]

>be 21
>study dat biology, can't memorize 40 things that have a few random properties
>complain about having a bad memory, and how memorization is hard

>recall child-hood
>be 13 playing pokemon
>memorize 150 pokemon names, their abilities, stats, how they evolve, vulnerabilities and strengths, where to find them, etc
>play mtg, memorize hundreds of cards, their worth and each with a ton of properties....

>mfw I actually have super-memory


I don't think people realize how strong their memories are it's just a matter of repetition and desire to practice, I think it applies to all areas of intelligence....

[Anonymous No.4463271]

>>4463249
>not able to recall you fucked up your memory in 17-19 smoking all that weed

[Anonymous No.4463288]

>>4463271

oh shit

[Anonymous No.4463293]

>Be in humanities
>Can memorise dates, artists, subjects, locations and meaning of 90 paintings, buildings and sculptures

Are you even trying, /sci/entists?

[Anonymous No.4463294]

[Anonymous No.4463295]

>>4463249
Prove it. Price check on Tarmogoyf.

[Anonymous No.4463303]

>>4463294


understanding how life works, how evolution happens, how biological chemistry influences our behavior and changes our physiology and how brains give rise to consciousness is infinitely more interesting than figuring out "hard science things"

i.e...how to calculate the trajectory of a ball
how to find the acceleration of a rocket
how to find the distance of some planet...
how to find the quantum position of some random lifeless particle

blablablabl...neat facts, but have little interesting implications

even the more abstract things like the uncertainty principle are irrelevant because they only hold on the atomic level

[Anonymous No.4463317]

>>4463249
>science of memory and IQ

Provides anecdotal evidence to conclude

>mfw I actually have super-memory

Goes on to add

>I don't think people realize how strong their memories are it's just a matter of repetition and desire to practice, I think it applies to all areas of intelligence....

...


>science of memory and IQ
>science
>anecdotes
>science = anecdotes?

OP you're doing really well with this science thing.

[Anonymous No.4463330]

>>4463303
>implying evolution is correct
Ahahahaha
>even the more abstract things like the uncertainty principle are irrelevant because they only hold on the atomic level
Quantum cryptography says hi!

[Anonymous No.4463392]

>>4463317

show me where I said "I" was going to run an empirical scientific experiment

[Anonymous No.4463404]

memory doesn't count for shit anymore, since most people have the sum of human knowledge accessible from their smartphones.

what does still count is practical skills. aka; communication, engineering, medicine, maths

[Anonymous No.4463407]

>>memorize 150 pokemon names, their abilities, stats, how they evolve, vulnerabilities and strengths, where to find them, etc

That fucking feel. My memory is awful, yet I can remember almost every single detail about the first three Pokemon generations.

[Anonymous No.4463418]

>>4463317

I don't usually throw around the word "autism" but god damn it son, you're autismal as all hell.

[Anonymous No.4463429]

>>4463249
>just a matter of repetition and desire to practice
Nope, there's much more to memory than just this. Googling 'memory tricks' or 'memory techniques' would be a good start.

Pokemon are memorable for a reason. Anthrmorphized, colorful, unique, associated audio cue, emotional, mobile, etc. The trick is to make mundane things more like pokemon. Very do-able once you get the basic techniques down.

[Anonymous No.4463449]

>Be in HS
>Never study or pay attention in class
>Study for tests were reading the textbook half an hour before the test or none at all
>Top all the exams and become known by teachers for quoting the textbook
>All my friends are amazed at me and ask me how I do it
>tfw I just shrug and say just I remember it

[Anonymous No.4463591]

>>4463449
hows college treating ya buddy?

[Anonymous No.4463624]

>>4463591

he should do fine in college, just needs to read his textbooks a little more.

[Anonymous No.4463654]

>>4463591
>Do same thing as that guy
>get to college
>Hardly study, don't even own textbooks for half my courses
>ALL A's cept in librul arts classes (VIAR, intro to writing, ect.) where I get B's

Hows life treating you?

[Anonymous No.4463656]

>a handful of discrete categories, everything relates to everything else, and nothing relates to anything outside of that information that you don't understand
After ordering 100 times I memorised my local Chinese delivery menu. Super-memory

[Anonymous No.4463663]

>>4463249
I was concerned the first time I had a "bump" along my educational career... but then I manned up and realized that all it takes it "time".

>Just recently memorized a whole crap-ton of study material, pages worth of books. (25 yr)

It might just be a property of the smartest of us. I assume that /sci/ has the most brilliant of the populous as its lurkers. We can absorb input, remember it appropriately, and recall it when appropriate. Those who can't... well, they're only on /sci/ so that someone else can do their homework.

[Anonymous No.4463671]

>>4463663
>Assume memorizing knowledge indicates intelligence levels

What the fuck are you smoking? I can memorize tons of content without much effort, but if you don't 'understand' the content, it is useless as soon as you get a problem that isn't copy and pasted out of the text.

[Anonymous No.4463677]

>>4463591
not him but...
>in elementary school
>everyone talks about how much HW middle school gives you
>lolnope, straight As with minimal effort

>everyone talks about how hard high school is
>slightly harder, but again all As with modest effort

>omg college is so hard you aren't prepared
>oops two Bs and 3 As first semester, still not putting much effort in

I'm not even very smart, just know how to memorize what I need to know.

[Anonymous No.4463760]

>>4463671
Oh, no, i agree. I, as I assume you do as well, just read in the material, re-read as needed, and then can solve anything related to that for many months after... no?

[Anonymous No.4463782]

>>4463677
I hear ya, my only concern is that I might get a B in one of my classes this semester.
>Professor makes a lot of mistakes when calculating problems. I call him out from time-to-time... not helping my grade out...
>Stats professor is the same way, he doesn't mind
>Compilers/AI professor is very open-minded about errors, grade is what I deserve.

[Anonymous No.4464306]

>>4463449
>tfw "are you me?"
>tfw you undoubdetly have hit or will hit the wall in terms of being able to do this once you get into college.

College is way different, friend. Best prepare yourself for the ego crushing reality of it.