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Re: The need for detail
He might have been a better writer to have replaced ''those Nigerian babies'' with ''these babies'' because after all 5% of the babies of European descent lack the gene(s) too. Thanks for reminding us of the context of Saletan’s quote. Of course there is a lot more to it than that. Firstly: It is not 5% of all babies of European descent ...
Posted to Human Nature by brerlou on November 30, 2007
High Jewish IQs / Racist Dr. Watson
So, how might the idea of higher intelligence in the Jewish ethnic group relate to the controversy surrounding the recent comments of geneticist Dr. Watson? Are the ideas presented by Mr. Saletan really that different from the comments that got Dr. Watson run out of town?
Posted to Human Nature by DrKruger on November 2, 2007
relevant new flynn article
There's a new article by James Flynn (of Flynn Effect) in the most recent Scientific American: Mind magazine relevant to this discussion. It's nothing too new, but an interesting summation of idea to explain the Flynn Effect, which then gives some insight regarding IQ variance between groups.
Posted to Human Nature by darwinist on October 29, 2007