Category Archives: IQ

The Average World IQ Is 82

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Luke Ford

James Thompson has more.

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Sorry, But Your Soul Just Died

Posted on March 26, 2019 by Luke Ford

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

Posted on February 27, 2019 by Luke Ford

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

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Luke Ford

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 →

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At Our Wits’ End: Why We’re Becoming Less Intelligent and What it Means for the Future

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Luke Ford

Here are some excerpts from this new book: …intelligence is a vital predictor of life outcomes, correlating with school results at 0.7, university performance at 0.5, and postgraduate performance at 0.4. It correlates with salary at 0.3 and is an … Continue reading →

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