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Category Archives: IQ
IQ By Religion, Race, Intended College Major, Occupation, Etc
Some great posts: State IQ estimates (2013), all and whites only State IQ estimates (2013), Hispanics only State IQ estimates (2013), blacks only State IQ estimates (2009) State IQ estimates (2005) IQ estimates by intended college major (via SAT scores) … Continue reading
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Don’t Get Sick In Low IQ Countries
This obvious link between IQ and health outcomes does not get mentioned in the Washington Post story: The island nation of Madagascar and the landlocked Himalayan nation of Bhutan might seem like charming tourist attractions. Travelers might want to think … Continue reading
Those High IQ Indonesians
The average IQ of Indonesians is 87, the same as Mexicans. REPORT: The hashtag “KoinuntukAustralia” (coins for Australia) is a reaction to Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s suggestion that Indonesia should reciprocate for the $A1 billion in aid Australia sent after … Continue reading
A Pragmatic vs an Absolute Commitment to Truth
In this lecture, Rabbi Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff says: “My wife was on a bus in Jerusalem and struck up a conversation with a woman writing in Arabic, who says, I owe my life to the Jewish Agency. The Mossad set up … Continue reading
LAT: Number of Latino doctors isn’t keeping pace with population, study says
A Latina tells me: “As an adult (now that I can choose) All my doctors have been Asian or Middle Eastern, Persian or Jewish….and I probably will keep it that way. Just being honest.” THE LOS ANGELES TIMES REPORTS: “In … Continue reading
The Smarter You Are, The More Clearly You See The Future
There is a famous story where a Jew sees another Jew in a subway and he goes up to him asks him for the time. Jew #2 says another. Jew #1 repeats his request and Jew 2 again says nothing. … Continue reading
David Hazony: The Anti-Semitism We Never Talk About
He begins: “When a large number of foreign-policy experts—both Republicans and Democrats—falsely attribute many of the world’s ills to the Jewish state, they are channeling an ancient hatred. The time has come to say so.” Wow! That’s telling them! That’s … Continue reading
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JJ: Will Israel’s achievement gap stall the start-up nation?
The Jewish Journal writes: Jewish Israeli students scored 133 points higher than Arab Israeli students on the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) tests in 2012. And even within the Hebrew-speaking group, students from strong socioeconomic backgrounds scored 100 points … Continue reading
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How Do You Raise Your National IQ?
Anatoly Karlin writes: There are several ways to influence national mean IQ levels. One is to improve nutrition and education, but vitally important though they are, they suffer from diminishing returns as populations bump up against their genetic ceilings. Another … Continue reading
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