Children aren't born smart. They're made smart by conversation

Re:Children aren't born smart. They're made smart by convers... by a3voices on Tuesday October 01, 2013 @11:31PM (#6480439)

Intelligence is a mixture of upbringing and genetics. If you're raised by a pack of wolves in the woods, you'll probably be rock dumb by all measures, regardless of your DNA.

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Re:Children aren't born smart. They're made smart by convers... by bkirkbri on Tuesday October 01, 2013 @11:46PM (#6480485)

> If you're raised by a pack of wolves in the woods, you'll probably be rock dumb by all measures, regardless of your DNA.

Depends on how you define "dumb". I bet you'd be insanely good at hunting and eating enough prey to survive the winter.

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Re:Children aren't born smart. They're made smart by convers... by telephonetemp on Tuesday October 01, 2013 @11:59PM (#6480525)

Going a step further, you have to wonder if the genetic correlates of IQ (or g) affect survival and health in feral children.

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Re:Children aren't born smart. They're made smart by convers... by clarkm on Wednesday October 02, 2013 @12:42AM (#6480650)

I can't remember where I read it, but I know that hunting and tracking skills don't correlate very well with g. Though surprisingly, marksmanship does.

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Re:Children aren't born smart. They're made smart by convers... by Kudzu_Bob on Wednesday October 02, 2013 @12:46AM (#6480663)

If a wolf is raised by humans, how much will that improve its IQ score?

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