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Category Archives: IQ
WP: If you think getting the IRS on the phone is tough, try setting up an individual online account
It took me 5-10 minutes to set up an individual online account with the IRS. I don’t see the problem. I suspect it is only a problem if you have an IQ under 100. One measure of maturity is how … Continue reading
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Facing Reality: Two Truths About Race in America
Here are some highlights from Charles Murray’s new book: * From the first census in 1790 through the 1850 census, the population within America’s settled regions was 82–84 percent European and the rest was African. Subsequent tides of immigration increased … Continue reading
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Boris Johnson On IQ & Wealth Inequality
Comments at Steve Sailer: * He must have heard that classic rhetorical advice somewhere along his way about the necessity to deliver both to your audience: Delights and insights. – And he did take this lesson to his heart. Btw. … Continue reading
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First We Take Manhattan (1-19-21)
00:00 The spiritual struggle ahead 06:40 Race and IQ, Fascinated and Horrified, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIFSD_WR6bU 22:00 The Science of Spiritual Narcissism, https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-science-of-spiritual-narcissism/ 41:50 The sociology of biological intelligence (Gottfredson, L.), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEv-vHMWoeo 59:00 What’s So Bad About Storming the Capitol?, https://fakenous.net/?p=2134 1:20:00 Rob … Continue reading
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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
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
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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The Dark Side Of Psychometry
Kyle Rowland writes (PDF version with pictures): As we came to understand human mental characteristics better, the obvious move was to apply this understanding to improve society. However, with every step towards practical application, sophistication was lost. Where the rubber … Continue reading