November, 2007

I Reject Rousseau

by James R. Flynn

November 27th, 2007

Just two comments in reply to Linda. Read what I said about Rousseau with a calm eye. It says just the opposite of what you think you read: that we should NOT place supposed unwelcome consequences over the search for truth. I have never referred to Linda’s research as obnoxious and do not think [...]

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Flynn, Ceci, and Turkheimer on Race and Intelligence: Opening Moves

by Linda S. Gottfredson

November 26th, 2007

William Saletan may be the first journalist to so directly acknowledge the scientific evidence suggesting a non-trivial genetic basis for racial differences in IQ (hereafter, the partly-genetic hypothesis) and to be allowed to publish his views. Publication of his 3-part article in Slate (Nov. 18-20, 2007) represents a stunning departure [...]

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What Is the Alternative to Civil Discourse?

by Stephen J. Ceci

November 26th, 2007

Our field is riddled with theoretical conundrums, but that is neither unique to our field nor does it imply that progress must await a total closing of the racial IQ gap. If research were to demonstrate that, for example, the racial gap in IQ has narrowed by .25 SD in the past few decades, and [...]

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