Stephen Dubner

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13,872 appearances 93 recordings 4 series first heard Dec 2024 last heard 11 Sep

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Freakonomics Radio · 686. Why Is It So Hard to Find an NFL Quarterback? · 11 Sep 2026 podcast

The only thing I can sort of equate it to, and I have no experience at this either, but it feels a little bit like you're doing air traffic control and you're flying the plane at the same time. voice-verified

Yeah. voice-verified

Can you describe generally the attributes of a person that's really good at voice-verified

Goldman and Bowman built out the original AIQ database using thousands of college athletes. voice-verified

Today, the AIQ is used by NFL teams as well as teams in all the other major pro sports leagues in the U.S. voice-verified

and in many other countries. voice-verified

So how good is the AIQ at predicting whether an athlete will thrive? voice-verified

I'm looking at one. voice-verified

It's called Head in the Game, the Impact of Cognitive Abilities on Performance of NFL Quarterbacks. voice-verified

This looked at data from 42 quarterbacks who had taken your test at the NFL scouting combine. voice-verified

The authors tested whether AIQ subscales, visual spatial processing, reaction time, decision making and learning efficiency, whether they added predictive value beyond draft position alone. voice-verified

And the answer was basically a big fat yes. voice-verified

The numbers are kind of remarkable to me. voice-verified

So you must feel good about them. voice-verified

Yes. voice-verified

Can you just describe the test for me, including how it's administered? voice-verified

What is the range of scores? voice-verified

The one thing I don't understand, Scott, is how a non-athlete is expected to do on the AIQ. voice-verified

In other words, how geared is it toward intelligence within the construct of the sport? voice-verified

I, for instance, not a professional athlete, unfortunately. voice-verified

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