[A. Pole]

It's pretty simple - can I measure intelligence like I measure weight or distance?

If you define the "intelligence" as the ability to solve IQ test, then the answer is YES!

[garbanzo]

If you define the "intelligence" as the ability to solve IQ test, then the answer is YES!

But here's the question - what makes for a good IQ test and why? If I strap electrodes onto someone's chest and make them run on a treadmill, can I call that an intelligence test? If not why not? What are the criterion that make for a good intelligence test?

[Calvin Locke]

I heard a guy on a book tour a while back that said there are seven types of intelligence.

I sort of discounted him when he said he wanted to help Bill Clinton push his agenda. Okay, so it was early on in the
Clinton Administration, but still, if that guy had common sense intelligence, he would have picked out Clinton for
the grifter that he is.

Measuring intelligence? You have to define the measure, and define what you're measuring.