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IC Mean vs Risk Adjusted IC

Could someone please explain the difference between the 2 for me? Also, the tutorial on alphalens instruct us to look at the IC mean as a first gut check on our factor - my question is why would we not look at the risk adjusted IC instead? One of my factors has a 21 day IC mean of 0.018 but a risk adjusted IC of 0.404. Thanks in advance