Category Archives: IQ

Africa, Asia Have Enormous Room For Improvement, Latin America Not So Much

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Luke Ford

Latinos (average IQ of 90 in America) are already performing as well as can be expected given their human capital. We should not expect them to do much better than they already do in the United States. They will be … Continue reading →

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WP: Why don’t black middle-class families enjoy the same level of economic security as their white counterparts?

Posted on January 25, 2015 by Luke Ford

The average black IQ in the United States is 85. That’s the highest average black IQ in the world because American blacks, on average, are 25% white. The average latino IQ in the US is 89, the average white IQ … Continue reading →

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Genetics and intelligence differences: five special findings

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Luke Ford

From Nature.com, the latest research on genes and IQ: Intelligence is a core construct in differential psychology and behavioural genetics, and should be so in cognitive neuroscience. It is one of the best predictors of important life outcomes such as … Continue reading →

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IQ Correlates With Goodness

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Luke Ford

Not all high IQ people are moral, but high IQ people are more likely to empathize, to understand the benefits of cooperation, and to the see the future more clearly. In the 2014 movie, A Most Violent Year, about an … Continue reading →

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WP: The paradox of oil- and gas-rich African nations: Plenty of natural resources, but still in need

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Luke Ford

The Washington Post reports: In her ongoing work about daily life in Angola, Ghana and Kenya, among other countries affected by the oil and gas activities, photographer Nicola Sacco has sought to understand the impact on youths and their local … Continue reading →

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