#302 – Richard Haier: IQ Tests, Human Intelligence, and Group Differences

Richard Haier is a psychologist specializing in the science of human intelligence. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

EPISODE LINKS: Richard's Twitter: https://twitter.com/rjhaier Richard's Website: https://richardhaier.com/ Documents & Articles:

  1. Child IQ and survival to 79: https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5491698/
  2. Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth: https://my.vanderbilt.edu/smpy/files/2013/02/DoingPsychScience2006.pdf Books:
  3. The Neuroscience of Intelligence: https://amzn.to/3n50DcC
  4. The Book of Five Rings: https://amzn.to/3y4Xcc6
  5. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: https://amzn.to/3zPAW7q
  6. Flowers for Algernon: https://amzn.to/3OfRKZS
  7. The Bell Curve: https://amzn.to/3Ng4RJe
  8. The Mismeasure of Man: https://amzn.to/3N9IkxB
  9. Human Diversity: https://amzn.to/3O7Trsc
  10. Facing Reality: https://amzn.to/3bfzqkX

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OUTLINE: Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Introduction (08:06) - Measuring human intelligence (22:34) - IQ tests (45:23) - College entrance exams (53:59) - Genetics (59:58) - Enhancing intelligence (1:07:27) - The Bell Curve (1:19:58) - Race differences (1:39:11) - Bell curve criticisms (1:48:21) - Intelligence and life success (1:57:57) - Flynn effect (2:02:49) - Nature vs nuture (2:29:42) - Testing artificial intelligence (2:41:46) - Advice (2:45:53) - Mortality https://lexfridman.com/richard-haier/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=richard-haier

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