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The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life
Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray
“you need to read it for yourself”
“but I would urge people who have heard about him and the bell curve and who think they know what's in it you are likely incorrect and you need to read it for yourself”— Richard Haier
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The Neuroscience of Intelligence
Richard Haier
“first of all you have a great book on the neuroscience of intelligence you have a great course which is when i first learned you're a great teacher”— Lex Fridman
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Human Diversity: The Biology of Gender, Race, and Class
Charles Murray
“one about human diversity where he goes through the data refuting the idea that race is only a social construct with no biological meaning”— Richard Haier
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Facing Reality: Two Truths About Race in America
Charles Murray
“more recently he's written what might be his final say on this a book called facing reality where he talks about this again”— Richard Haier
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Flowers for Algernon
Daniel Keyes
“have you read flowers of algernon yes that's to the question of intelligence and happiness there are many profound aspects of that story”— Richard Haier
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Charly
Ralph Nelson (inferred)
“it was a film that was very good if the film was called charlie you might be able to stream it on netflix or something”— Richard Haier
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The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
William L. Shirer (inferred)
“one of the things i've recently re-read the rise and fall of the third reich which is i think the best telling of the rise and fall of hitler”— Lex Fridman
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The Book of Five Rings
Miyamoto Musashi
“miyamoto musashi has this quote he's an ancient warrior famous for the book of five rings in the martial arts world”— Richard Haier
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Clerks
Kevin Smith (inferred)
“there's a movie called clerks you probably i've seen it yeah there's a funny scene in there”— Lex Fridman
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