On AlterNet: iq

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IQ Blackout: Why Did Studying Intelligence Become Taboo?

Anneli Rufus, AlterNet. November 2, 2011.

Somewhere along the way, the very idea of intelligence became politicized. An IQ blackout descended.

Are Men Smarter Than Women? They Sure Seem to Think So

Jeff Fecke, Shakesville. January 28, 2008.

A new study says that men over-estimate their own intelligence and under-estimate the intelligence of women.

How Racism Affects IQ

Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. October 29, 2007.

Closing the education gap between races requires a critical look at early education and health care disparities -- not unfounded statements that black people are less intelligent.