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We Need To Educate Journalists About Intelligence

James Thompson writes: The Economist is not a reliable guide to human ability. It believes in homo-economicus: all-purpose, equipotential beings without inherent differences, any such adventitious peculiarities to be smoothed away by compensatory education and the amelioration of unfavourable circumstances. … Continue reading

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Why Are Some People Smarter Than Others?

James Thompson writes: Doug is a quiet guy, who has entirely ignored the American habit of self-promotion, but has gently put modern intelligence research on the map. Almost unseen, in 1977 he founded and edited one publication Intelligence from precarious … Continue reading

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‘Healing a divided Britain: the need for a comprehensive race equality strategy’

Dr. James Thompson blogs: They give details of inequality in education and learning; work, income and the economy; health and care; justice, security and the right to life; and the individual and society. I started by looking at the references, … Continue reading

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How Important Is High Average National IQ For Prosperity?

Gregory Cochran writes: As far as average IQ scores go, this is what the world looks like. But there are two relevant tests: the Stanford-Binet, and life itself. If a country scored low on IQ but at the same time … Continue reading

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LAT: Infertile man accused of cutting off wife’s hands as punishment for not bearing him children

Los Angeles Times: Mwende, of Machakos, 35 miles southeast of the capital, Nairobi, is the face of domestic violence in Kenya. Her husband has been charged in an alleged marital assault that shocked the nation. According to Mwende, her husband, … Continue reading

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