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The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life
Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray ISBN 9780684824291
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Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray ISBN 9780684824291
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This book by Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray came up once on Lex Fridman in the episodes we index. That mention was a genuine on-air recommendation, not just a passing reference. The people who brought it up: Richard Haier. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
Breaking new ground and old taboos, Richard J. Herrnstein and Charles Murray tell the story of a society in transformation. At the top, a cognitive elite is forming in which the passkey to the best schools and the best jobs is no longer social background but high intelligence. At the bottom, the common denominator of the underclass is increasingly low intelligence rather than racial or social disadvantage.
“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
The guest here is Richard Haier: Psychologist and neuroscientist, professor emeritus at UC Irvine, editor of the journal Intelligence, and author of 'The Neuroscience of Intelligence.' A pioneer in using brain imaging to study human intelligence. Neuroscientist Richard Haier walks Lex Fridman through the science of IQ, the g factor, and the most incendiary topic in psychology.
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