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Category Archives: IQ
Intelligence Is Largely Heritable
Dr. James Thompson writes: Differences between countries with the lowest and highest ability levels are large. For example, in TIMSS 2011, 4th grade Yemeni pupils achieved 209 student assessment study (SAS) points, whereas South Korean pupils achieved 587 SAS points. … Continue reading
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NYP: FDNY’s new entry exam asks about everything but firefighting
Steve Sailer writes: Back in 2007, the Bush Administration rewarded the firemen of New York City, 343 of whom died on 9/11, by suing them for disparate impact discrimination in hiring. In 2009 a Democratic judge ruled the test devised … Continue reading
Blondes Aren’t Dumb
“The Daily Mail has a story about a study showing blonde women have higher IQs than brunettes or redheads. Note they reference the 1980 ASVAB and that they dropped black and hispanic women from the results.” Daily Mail: Data for … Continue reading
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Lead Lowers IQ Levels, Mexican Immigration Lowers America’s Average IQ
I hear news about Flint, Michigan, all the time, about how the lead in the drinking water can lead to lower IQs and how horrible that is. In this type of story, the MSM displays no doubts about the importance … Continue reading
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‘IQ is genetically correlated with good things (height, lifespan) and negatively correlated with mental illness’
From Librarian of Hate: * Why IQ testing is good: * How IQ determines wealth: * The best, simplest case for race realism:
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‘A general intelligence factor in dogs’
Link: The structure of cognitive abilities in dogs is similar to that found in people. – Dogs that solved problems more quickly were also more accurate. – Dogs’ cognitive abilities can be tested quickly, like those of people. – Bigger … Continue reading
IQ 97: The Breaking Point
Staffans blogs: It’s a well-known fact that intelligence corresponds to various kinds of life outcomes at the individual level, such as income, education, drug abuse, criminality etc. A little less known is the fact that national average IQs correspond to … Continue reading
THE EFFECT OF URBAN FLIGHT ON IQ DISTRIBUTION
Steve Sailer writes April 29, 2015: La Griffe du Lion has been one of the more stylish, audacious, and influential underground intellectuals of the 21st Century. No one wields a sharper Occam’s Razor than La Griffe. His pseudonym is drawn … Continue reading
‘All character traits are heritable, especially IQ.’
Source: Librarian of Hate: * Ethnocentrism is biological in origin and a superior evolutionary strategy to altruism. * In Sweden, Muslim males make up 2% of the population but commit 77% of rapes. * Black women are more than twice … Continue reading
Is there anything to IQ?
Stuart Richie writes: “IQ tests just measure how good you are at doing IQ tests”. We’ve all heard this argument: it’s almost always made when intelligence testing is mentioned. It’s often made by people who are, otherwise, highly scientifically literate: … Continue reading
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