Tag Archives: IQ

Breast milk isn’t magic, it IS an important evolutionary feature in humans

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Adam Van Arsdale

I started the day off yesterday by upsetting some colleagues. @APV2600 @Quinnanthrowman why you got to ruin my day Adam? — Katie Hinde (@Mammals_Suck) May 20, 2015 You see, Dr. Katie Hinde (@Mammals_Suck) is a human evolutionary biologist (I like … Continue reading →

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Fluid Intelligence

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Adam Van Arsdale

Anne Buchanan has a nice post at The Mermaid’s Tale reviewing two recent stories about intelligence. She summarizes an important point about intelligence, evolution and the brain: But let’s step away from the politics for the moment, and think about … Continue reading →

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More on IQ and Race

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Adam Van Arsdale

I want to make one additional and brief post on the Race/IQ dust-up before letting it lie for now and moving on to other topics. First, I would encourage you to go and look at my exchange with Django in … Continue reading →

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Race and IQ, again and again

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Adam Van Arsdale

I see that a story on AlterNet, by Anneli Rufus, entitled, “IQ Blackout: Why Did Studying Intelligence Become Taboo?” has been making the rounds. Popular Daily Beast blogger, Andrew Sullivan, picked up on the piece, prompting a back and forth … Continue reading →

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