February 17, 2011
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Discussion on WUMB Commonwealth Journal based on new exhibit at the Boston Museum of Science exhibit, Race: Are we so different? Broadcast on Sunday February 13, 2011. Speakers: Peter Taylor, Nina Nolan, Chair, RACE Education Team, Boston Museum of Science, … Continue reading
January 9, 2011
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My previous conceptual starter kit for thinking about genes, race, and IQ test scores jumped in too quickly. It might be better as a sequel to the new starter kit here (designed for a high school audience at a museum … Continue reading
December 1, 2010
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This post begins by categorizing into three levels the gender dimensions of social structuredness in relation to science and technology. (Equivalent levels can be articulated for differences that refer to race, ethnicity, or Euopean descent vs. other othernesses.) 1) Under-representation … Continue reading
November 24, 2010
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How in our current teaching would we address the proposition that race played a significant role in the electoral swing from ’08 to ’10? This prompt was given on Nov. 3 to a faculty discussion group on “Who gets to … Continue reading
October 18, 2010
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The most common argument made by researchers for thinking that differences among IQ scores between races might be genetic is flawed (see previous post), but, in case you find yourself slipping back to thinking it’s plausible that the differences between … Continue reading
October 17, 2010
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For the purposes of looking at the second question (from the first post), “Does this make you think that differences among IQ scores between races are genetic?,” let’s accept that the answer to the first question, “What does it mean … Continue reading
October 16, 2010
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“What does it mean to say IQ test scores are largely genetic? Does this make you think that differences among IQ scores between races are genetic?” Starting with these two questions, I aim to get an audience of high school … Continue reading
October 15, 2010
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Sesardic (2010) makes the point that the fact that genetic variation within a group is of larger than variation between (the average of) the groups does not mean that the groups cannot be distinguished. This point is not, however, sufficient … Continue reading
October 14, 2010
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Neven Sesardic, a philosopher of science, is critical of positions accepted by liberal-left philosophers about heritability, genes, IQ test scores, and racial differences. His guiding theme is that philosphers need to delve more deeply into the science as they consider … Continue reading