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The blog post author did a terrible job of research on IQ by encountering the writings of Richard Lynn (funded by the Pioneer Fund, and later an administrator of the Pioneer Fund) and not finding the writings of James R. Flynn,[1] the acknowledged expert on IQ trends over time, after whom the Flynn effect[2] is named. Flynn's TED talk[3] is the place to start for understanding what is really going on in IQ score trend and in national average IQ differences to date.

By contrast, Lynn is decried as a sloppy scholar,[4] and is not taken seriously by the mainstream of human intelligence researchers.

[1] http://www.amazon.com/What-Is-Intelligence-Flynn-ebook/dp/B0...

http://www.amazon.com/Are-Getting-Smarter-James-Flynn-ebook/...

http://www.amazon.com/Intelligence-Human-Progress-Story-Hidd...

[2]

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/04/education/edlife/james-r-f...

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2012/sep/23/james-flyn...

http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/books/what-is-intellig...

[3] http://www.ted.com/talks/james_flynn_why_our_iq_levels_are_h...

[4] http://wicherts.socsci.uva.nl/wichertsRavenAfr2010rej.pdf

http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/1994/dec/01/the-tai...




I thought Unz's criticisms of Lynn were an excellent blend of accessible and thorough.

http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/race-iq-and-...


Excellent critique, Sir.




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