More reading material about race and intelligence/IQ/g

I hit open a wealth of good reading material: http://www.aei.org/article/society-and-culture/religion/the-inequality-taboo/ For those who consider it important to know what percentage of the IQ difference is genetic, a methodology that would…

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Reading material on cognitive epidemiology

I recently got interested in a new field https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_epidemiology Cognitive epidemiology is a field of research that examines the associations between intelligence test scores (IQ scores or extracted g-factors) and…

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Paper: The Rhetoric and Reality of Gap Closing (Stephen J. Ceci & Paul B. Papierno)

The rhetoric and reality of gap closing—when the “have-nots” gain but the “haves” gain even more. Abstract Many forms of intervention, across different domains, have the surprising effect of widening…

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Paper: “Asia’s Missing Women” as a Problem in Applied Evolutionary Psychology?

“Asia’s missing women” as a problem in applied evolutionary psychology Abstract:  In many parts of Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, women and children are so undervalued, neglected, abused,…

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Review: The g Factor (Arthur Jensen)

The g factor, the science of mental ability - Arthur R. Jensen, ebook download pdf free   This is a very interesting book. Without a doubt the best about intelligence…

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Review: Fashionable Nonsense: Postmodern Intellectuals’ Abuse of Science (Alan Sokal, Jean Bricmont)

Fashionable Nonsense, Postmodern Intellectuals’ Abuse of Science - Alan Sokal, Jean Bricmont ebook download pdf free   The book contains the best single chapter on filosofy of science that iv…

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