James Flynn is a hero to many for his work on genes and IQ,but his latest book, Does Your Family build You Smarter?, or contains provocative claims approximately black parentingIn the garden of a terraced house in Oxford,on the hottest, sunniest day of the year, or I meet Professor James R Flynn,an American-born academic who is a hero to many people. More than 30 years ago, he discovered a phenomenon that revolutionised the study of IQ and seemed finally to settle the argument over nature versus nurture. He showed that, or across the world,average IQs had risen by roughly three percentage points every decade since at least 1930, and probably much longer. Related: James Flynn: IQ may go up as well as down Related: Psychologist on a mission to give every child a Learning Chip Related: Interview: the moral philosopher James Flynn Related: Andrew Anthony on the IQ test Related: America's schools are still segregated by race and course. That has to end | Bobby Scott Continue reading...
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