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Re:Children's arithmetic skills do not transfer between appl... by milesrout on Saturday February 08, 2025 @10:46PM (#42988278)
The Bell Curve is a great book that is unfortunately maligned by people that dislike what it says but all too often have no actual arguments against what it says.

Separated twin studies show conclusively that IQ is (partially) genetically determined as does, yknow, all common experience and intuition.

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Re:Children's arithmetic skills do not transfer between appl... by tptacek on Sunday February 09, 2025 @01:44PM (#42992574)
Can you name three people who practice in this field (Turkheimer, who I named upthread, is a harsh critic of the book and a giant in this field) who agree with your take here?
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