During the 2010s, I gradually adopted open science practices. With each study I started, I began to take more and more steps to make my research transparent. I started uploading my data, documenting analysis procedures, pre-registering my work, and taking other steps to ensure my research was transparent. After adding components of open science to…
My upcoming book, In the Know: Debunking 35 Myths About Human Intelligence is now available for pre-order from Cambridge University Press (which gives a 20% discount to customers who use the code “WARNE2020” at checkout) and Amazon.com. [Update: The book has been released.] The book is a tour of 35 common misconceptions that many people…
It’s time for a thought experiment! Imagine what would happen if most people working in engineering did not have a correct understanding of the basic principles of physics. Alternatively, ponder what would happen if a majority of physicians had incorrect ideas about biology and the causes of disease. Of course, the result would be disastrous.…
Update: This post has been translated into French. Cet article a été traduit en français. The latest book that I have finished reading is James Flynn’s (1980) Race, IQ and Jensen. This is the earliest work by Flynn that I have ever read, and I can see in it seeds of his later thought. The…
The latest book that I’ve finished is A History of American Gifted Education (Jolly, 2018), a lively tome that should be required reading for any graduate student or scholar in the field. Jennifer is a colleague, and we are guest co-editors on a special issue for a journal, and I am one of her associate…
Today, I submitted final grades for this semester. It’s been a hectic experience, with the coronavirus forcing me to move the last third of my semester online. I’m glad to put the experience behind me, and I look forward to teaching in person again in the fall. No one asked for the sudden transition to…
Leta Hollingworth is one of the pioneers of gifted education. She was the first to create a research-based special curriculum for gifted children, and she was much more interested in the social and emotional development of gifted children than anyone else in the field at the time. Although neglected after her death, Hollingworth’s reputation made…
I just finished reading Susannah Cahalan’s (2019) The Great Pretender. It is an exploration of David Rosenhan’s famous article, “On Being Sane in Insane Places” (Rosenhan, 1973). The article was an account of eight healthy people who got themselves admitted to inpatient psychiatric facilities by stating that they were hearing voices. Seven of the eight…
I have an update about my upcoming book, In the Know: Debunking 35 Myths About Human Intelligence. The copy editing for the book finished ahead of schedule. This is a great, because everything else in my work has been delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. A lot can happen in the next six months, but the…
A few months ago, I identified a problem with mindset theory studies in the post-replication crisis era. Apparently, mindset interventions only work if Carol Dweck is a co-author on the study. That is not an indicator of a strong, enduring psychological phenomenon. Two more studies have been published in the past few months that do…
