I still think we'd all be a lot less worried about this thing if it were called "academic preparedness".
Paul On Apr 9, 2014, at 12:16 PM, Mike Palij wrote: > On Wed, 09 Apr 2014 07:50:49 -0700, Jim Clark wrote: >> Hi >> >> I'm surprised to see the IQ bashing based on a perhaps simplistic >> interpretation of some brain research showing that two different >> areas of the brain light up in 16 subjects performing various cognitive >> tasks. > [snip] > > I think you miss the point: it is the use of IQ/intelligence/"g" as > theoretical concepts for cognitive or brain processing that is > being contested. There are alternative theoretical frameworks > that can be used but some people feel compelled to use > IQ/intelligence/"g". One might prefer a theory that claims that > the Flying Spaghetti Monster fills a person's heads with blue > fairies that when active give off energy that is detected by > neuroimaging techniques (but I'll leave the debunking of > neuroscience results to Tips resident neuroscience debunker > Scott Lilienfeld ;-). Hence, every thought you have is the result > of a busy blue fairy. Now try to falsify that claim. But do so > after you show the evidence for virtual particles. ;-) See > the following article in Scientific American but also read the > comments: > http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/are-virtual-particles-rea/ > Then take a look at the Physics FAQ on virtual particles: > http://www.mat.univie.ac.at/~neum/physfaq/topics/virtual > > Oh, and I'm glad that no one has shown that the claim that "g" > is an artifact of factor analysis is false. ;-) > >> Somewhat related, there is an interesting interview with Flynn in >> the latest Skeptic magazine. > > Interesting interview but it leaves one wondering why anybody let > the Irish immigrate to their country. ;-) > > -Mike Palij > New York University > [email protected] > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13441.4e79e96ebb5671bdb50111f18f263003&n=T&l=tips&o=36005 > or send a blank email to > leave-36005-13441.4e79e96ebb5671bdb50111f18f263...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=36008 or send a blank email to leave-36008-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
