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9 Snappy Questions on Intelligence

James Thompson posts: In this article Memory Nguwi interviews Heiner Rindermann a top German Psychologist who has done a lot of research on IQ and national development. 1. In your studies what relationship did you find between average national IQ … Continue reading

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Cognitive Capitalism: The Effect of Cognitive Ability on Wealth, as Mediated Through Scientific Achievement and Economic Freedom

From SciHub: Traditionally, differences in wealth between nations are explained by differences in institutional, economic, geographic, and historical-political factors (Landes, 1998). Newer models also include human capital, the stock of individuals’ abilities that allows societies, nations, and cultures to work … Continue reading

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The Average World IQ Is 82

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Sorry, But Your Soul Just Died

From The Guardian, Feb. 21, 2016: Did Tom Wolfe’s bold predictions about human nature come true? Twenty years ago, Tom Wolfe made predictions about how advances in neuroscience would transform our understanding of human behaviour. So, how much did he … Continue reading

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Declining Global IQ

John Walker writes: That is the thesis explored by this insightful book, which is packed with enough “hate facts” to detonate the head of any bien pensant academic or politician. I define a “hate fact” as something which is indisputably … Continue reading

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