Book review: INEQUALITY: A GENETIC HISTORY by Carles Lalueza-Fox
Given its putative topic, Lalueza-Fox’s (2022) book is most notable for what it doesn’t discuss.
The search for Albert Einstein’s IQ
I have concluded that any currently existing claims of an IQ score for Albert Einstein are not credible.
The Dan Ariely and Francesca Gino cases show need for updated data retention policies
The Ariely and Gino cases show that APA urgently needs to reform its data retention policy.
Revisiting Moore’s transracial adoption study
Transracial adoption studies are a powerful methodology for examining the relative contribution of genetics and environment to average differences in IQ across racial and ethnic groups. The best — and most famous — transracial adoption study was the Minnesota Transracial Adoption Study (MTAS) conducted by Sandra Scarr and her colleagues (Scarr & Weinberg, 1976; Weinberg…
Moderators and Mediators: The Epicycles of the Social Sciences
For over one thousand years, the ptolematic model of the universe dominated Western and Islamic astronomy. All that most people remember about the theory (and often only characteristic they ever learned) is that it placed the earth at the center of the universe, with the planets, sun, and moon all orbiting the earth. This is…
Stupid? No. Unfamiliar? Yes. The meaning of low mean IQs in developing nations
Illiterate people’s thinking probably remains grounded in their everyday experience. When these people take a test that solely measures abstract thinking, they perform poorly. This does not make them stupid. Instead, it shows the disconnect between their natural mode of thought and the unfamiliar test content.
The costs and benefits of gifted programs
The financial costs and benefits of gifted programs vary for different stakeholders.
Irish IQ: The Massive Rise That Never Happened
It is clear that there has not been a massive increase in Irish IQ during the 20th or 21st centuries.
Scoring problems in the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking
This result also raises the question of whether “creativity” as a unitary construct is even real.
Changes from academia to industry
Things are different in the real world.
