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Comment by runarberg

How about a whole book:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mismeasure_of_Man

How about a video essay which summarizes other critiques:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBc7qBS1Ujo

What if you look at the numerous false predictions of IQ research:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IQ_and_the_Wealth_of_Nations

Or a peer reviewed summary which got published in an academic journal with over a 100 citations:

http://www.swisswuff.ch/files/richardson2002whatiqteststest.... (PDF)

Overall I’d recommend regularly reviewing the literature to assess where the scientific consensus is around a theory is. To date, the literature does not support any consensus around the theory of general intelligence nor the efficacy of IQ as a theory for intelligence.

parent runarberg 3 years ago

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