Category Archives: IQ

Megan McCardle in WP: Who should decide what topics are off-limits?

Steve Sailer writes: McArdle: You Should be Allowed to Ask if It’s OK to Ask if Race Influences IQ, But Not to Ask if Race Influences IQ …Okay, but should arguments based on the assumption that there cannot be empirical … Continue reading

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How Stifling Debate Around Race, Genes and IQ Can Do Harm

Noah Carl writes in Evolutionary Psychological Science: “It is often asserted that, when it comes to taboo topics like race, genes and IQ, scholars should be held to higher evidentiary standards or even censored entirely because of the harm that … Continue reading

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Quillette: The Dangers of Ignoring Cognitive Inequality

Wael Taji writes: “The connection between intelligence and behavioral problems, such as Conduct Disorder (CD) or Antisocial Personality Disorder (APD), was well-known around the time of the Port Arthur Massacre. A review by biostatistician and UCSD professor Sonia Jain cites … Continue reading

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What is it like to have an IQ of 130?

From Quora: I test in the 130 range. People in this range are approximately in the 95% percentile, or 1 out of 20. That is, 19 out of 20 random people you interact with will have a lower IQ. One … Continue reading

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Why do Jews have more wealth than Christians?

* Book: Wealth in America * Higher IQ predicts higher performance. * Linda Gottfredson on IQ and achievement. Audacious Epigone: “A paper by Helmuth Nyborg tracking white adolescents by religious denominational membership, IQ, and income by way of the NLSY, … Continue reading

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