The Genius in All of Us
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Read on Hacker NewsWell, it's not like this author isn't providing evidence to back up his argument. I haven't read The Blank Slate (though I've heard of it, and like to hear Steven Pinker speak), nor have I read The Genius in All of Us, but now they are both on my Amazon Wish List. :-) Soon... I have finally have the answer to this age-old debate, and I suspect the nuances in it will be enough to fill a book on its own.
Read on Hacker News…actually creates an effective eugenics program (which is what I assume the end-goal of this is), the rest of the world is curtains. Look at the title of this guy's book: The Genius In All Of Us: Why Everything You've Been Told about Genetics, Talent and IQ is Wrong Well, what I've been told is that everybody who discusses Genetics and IQ honestly are effectively Nazis and should be driven from public life. Will his book disabuse the world of this notion...or, does it merely repeat it? http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=978038... DNA does not make us who we are Well, I guess that explains why humans so frequently give birth to squirrels.
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