>>13251857I could train a monkey to do tasks that an average adult could perform, but it wouldn't be worth the investment, and the monkey wouldn't be able to transfer the skills.
Similarly, you could train a 112 IQ to do all the work that is needed for a PhD and for post doc research, but I doubt they'd have the ability to become a principal investigator.
When oldfags on /sci/ discuss getting a PhD it always seemed to me that it was a stepping stone to doing original research, specifically having the ability to become a PI.
Sure, a PhD qualifies you to become a glorified lab monkey, but you need a high IQ to be the source of originality in research rather than a hollow automaton. Which is why the average nobel prize winner is estimated to be approximately 140 IQ.
If you're just talking about lab monkeys, then yes 112 iq is fine for a phd. If you're talking about being an original productive principal investigator (which is what I believe most oldfags on /sci/ aim for) then 112 is worthless
