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Daily Archives: September 15, 2008

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  • 15 Sep 2008
    James R. Flynn

    James Flynn in the New Scientist

    In The New Scientist Perspectives Section this month, James Flynn argues for a confrontation of issues surrounding race and IQ. His research into changing IQ scores over the past few decades (the Flynn Effect) demonstrates that environmental, not genetic factors underlie the lower IQ scores of African Americans. This leads him to ask some uncomfortable […]

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  • 15 Sep 2008

    Economic Principles on Mission and Money

    On Mission and Money, Economic Principles had some kind words yesterday. ‘The book appears at a propitious time. Just last week, Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) and Peter Welch (D-Vermont) convened a daylong session in Washington with a couple dozen college presidents in order to pressure them to spend their endowments more freely, especially on financial […]

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